"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.

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

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

Ledisi, who is a Grammy Award-winning singer cum songwriter, delivered her rendition of Lift Every Voice and Sing at the ...

For the fifth consecutive year, a performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was part of the Super Bowl pregame festivities, ...

While "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was not the only song played before "The Star Spangled Banner" on Sunday, many on social media singled out the hymn for criticism, claiming ...

WASHINGTON — Grammy-winning musician Ledisi performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at the 2025 Super Bowl, delivering a ...

Ledisi gave a soul-stirring and impassioned performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” during the pregame ... in yellow robes to celebrate the song’s 125th anniversary.

Big things, like the annexation of Greenland. Little things — like a song. "Lift Every Voice and Sing," celebrating its 125th anniversary on Feb. 12, is one of only about 20 million flashpoints ...

a pregame performance of the hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has become a tradition at the Super Bowl. A pre-recorded video of Alicia Keys’ rendition of the song played before the 2021 game ...

NEW ORLEANS — Grammy Award-winning R&B powerhouse Ledisi will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at Super Bowl LIX in New ...