On this day 125 years ago the Black National Anthem was first performed, written by James Weldon Johnson and with music ...

Johnson, a renowned author, educator, lawyer and civil rights activist, set out to write a poem to to commemorate President Abraham Lincoln's birthday, and the piece became a song. His brother ...

She was joined during the pregame by youth choir members to perform the song, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary.

Ledisi will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as part of the pregame performances at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.

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