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

The lyrics of the song can be viewed here. “Lift Every Voice and Sing” resonated so strongly with people that it was hailed the “Black National Anthem.” Now that we know the history of the ...

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.

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.

calling certain lyrics of “The Star-Spangled Banner” — written in 1814 long before the song became the national anthem — racist and anti-Black.) Gerald Early, professor of African and ...

The Black National Anthem – “Lift Every Voice and Sing ... (1873-1954), wrote and composed the music and arrangements for the lyrics. American history tells us that their has always ...

Johnson said the ending lyrics of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" are key to understanding the difference between the usual national anthem and the Black national anthem, which she sang during an ...

Which songs would you pledge your allegiance to being the National Anthems of both rock and metal? Our Loudwire staffers weigh in with their thoughts.

There's nothing angry or confrontational in the lyrics. The tone is joyful ... and "Lift Every Voice and Sing," the "Black national anthem," have in common, Warfield said. They're both hard ...

TORONTO — Changing the lyrics of a national anthem is often considered taboo ... Two years ago — almost to the day — Jully Black sang O Canada at the NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah. The R&B ...