The Black National Anthem is a tribute to the struggle against the laws and social racism directed at people’s skin color and lack of class privilege.

Some right-wingers charged that the performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the Super Bowl promoted "segregation.

The Black National Anthem — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — is a hymn written as a poem by then-NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) in 1900. His brother John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954), ...

At just 16 years old, Gabrielle "Gabby" Johnson of Normal has had the honor of singing the the Black national anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," at multiple local events.

The Black National Anthem – “Lift Every Voice and Sing” – is a hymn written as a poem by then NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) in 1900. Jame’s brother John Rosamond Johnson ...

Meanwhile, there is one thing that "The Star-Spangled Banner," the U.S. national anthem, and "Lift Every Voice and Sing," the "Black national anthem," have in common, Warfield said. They're both ...

Grammy award-winning singer Ledisi, a New Orleans native, delivered a powerful rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — widely known as the Black national anthem — during the pregame ...

Ledisi was backed by a choir of local high school students as she sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — the song widely regarded as the Black national anthem. The R&B singer stood spot-lit on a ...

NORMAL — At just 16 years old, Gabrielle "Gabby" Johnson of Normal has had the honor of singing the Black national anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," at multiple local events. Johnson ...

delivered her rendition of Lift Every Voice and Sing at the Super Bowl today, sparking a frenzy on social media. Also known as the "Black national anthem", she took to the stage to sing to the ...