“Lift Every Voice and Sing resonates because it tells others that if we are to be free, we must be communal, lifting every voice and connecting our desires on earth as well as in Heaven,” said the Rev ...

“Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn known by many as the “Black national anthem,” was written ... It was featured in Sunday’s Super Bowl LIX festivities, which coincided with the hymn’s 125th ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Celebrations are underway, marking the 125th anniversary of the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” It’s a ...

"Lift Every Voice and Sing" has a short Super Bowl history, but the song itself has been around since 1900, when it was first performed by a choir of 500 schoolchildren in Jacksonville, Florida.

NEW ORLEANS — Grammy Award winner Ledisi will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" before the Super ... said it was first performed in public by a choir of 500 schoolchildren from the segregated ...

Lift Every Voice and Sing has been performed at every Super Bowl since 2021. Last year, Andra Day performed it ahead of the 2024 championship game. Ledisi was backed by a choir of local high schoo ...

The Boone Mennonite Brethren Church in the Junaluska community opened its doors to the area’s religious community on Monday, ...