Wintley Phipps has a deep, rich bass-baritone, smooth and expressive, and uses his gift in the service of his Christian faith. Friday night, he’ll be the featured soloist in the ...

As the 2025 Super Bowl begins, Ledisi took the field to sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing," widely known as the Black national anthem. Here's what to know about the song.

The Black National Anthem – “Lift Every Voice and Sing” – is a hymn written as a poem by then NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) in 1900.

In this way, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was at one time a history, a proclamation and a vision for the future. It immediately resonated with Black communities and institutions.

In recent years, the NFL began incorporating “Lift Every Voice and Sing” to its regular pregame customs. In 2021, it officially became part of the Super Bowl. While the song’s history with ...

Beyoncé's performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was packed with historical and political meaning.

Sheryl Lee Ralph performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at the Super Bowl last year, with American Sign Language performer Justina Miles offering her interpretation alongside her.

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.

In 2020, the National Football League began instituting the performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” commonly referred to as the Black National Anthem, ahead of its football contests and ...

Some said "Lift Every Voice and Sing" brought them to tears, bringing back memories of singing the hymn at church or elementary school as young children.

WASHINGTON (RNS) — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is a hymn many African Americans of older generations just know. They’d sung it in church, learned it in school and stood for what is dubbed ...