The hymn was performed at this year's Super Bowl in New Orleans by the Louisiana-born singer Ledisi, sparking backlash from ...
The inclusion of the Black national anthem at last year's Super Bowl made Donald Trump's supporters and allies furious.
Some right-wingers charged that the performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the Super Bowl promoted "segregation.
Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Ledisi will perform the Black national anthem at the 2025 Super ... for her incredible voice and fusion of music genres like R&B, soul, jazz and funk.
R&B vocalist Ledisi performed the black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and ... “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson before being adopted ...
In 2020, the National Football League began instituting the performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” commonly referred to as the Black National Anthem, before its football contests.
Rosamond Johnson, who set it to music ... the Black Lives Matter movement. But why — ask the naysayers — should it be sung at football games? Why not also sing the Italian national anthem ...
This powerful anthem, set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson in 1905, was adopted by the NAACP as its official song in 1919. The NFL began incorporating this Black national anthem into ...
commonly referred to as the Black National Anthem. Ledisi, a powerhouse in R&B, jazz, and gospel music, will join other performers such as Jon Batiste, who will sing the national anthem ...
This powerful anthem, set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson in 1905, was adopted by the NAACP as its official song in 1919. The NFL began incorporating this Black national anthem into its ...
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 ...