A song often referred to as the Black national anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," will be performed by local artist Ledisi ...

The Super Bowl this year features the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles on February 9, with Ledisi ...

NFL fans are voicing their outrage and calling for a Super Bowl boycott after news broke that “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” ...

After making Super Bowl history with Kendrick Lamar in 2022, Delaware's Adam Blackstone will be back Super Bowl Sunday, but ...

The inclusion of the Black national anthem at last year's Super Bowl made Donald Trump's supporters and allies furious.

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” was written in late 1899 by James Weldon Johnson. Johnson originally started out with ... decided it would be better as a song. John composed the music to James’ words and ...

Super Bowl 59 is in the final countdown. Here is what to know about Ledisi, who will perform the Black national anthem.

Booker T. Washington endorsed “Lift Every Voice and Sing” in 1905, and it became the official song of the NAACP in 1919. The ...

The City of Jacksonville, the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, and Florida Blue announced an upcoming free music festival coming to ...

At the National Cathedral, Black History Month kicks off with “Onward and Upward,” a body of work by composers whose works ...

For the last three years, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to as the Black national anthem, has been performed ...

Jacksonville will commemorate the 125th anniversary of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” in 1900 with an upcoming week-long festival schedule for February.