In a piece he wrote for the 1964 Berlin Jazz Festival, King had this to say about the role of music in our lives: "God has wrought many things out ... Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," and ...

Super Bowl LIX will feature an exciting halftime show with Kendrick Lamar and SZA headlining. Jon Batiste will sing the National Anthem, and Lauren Da ...

A leftist writer mocked the MAGA "Cult of the White Whine" and touted the Super Bowl for showcasing "black excellence" in a racist screed.

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” was written in late 1899 by James Weldon Johnson. Johnson originally started out with the goal of writing a poem to commemorate the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, but shortly ...

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

Booker T. Washington endorsed “Lift Every Voice and Sing” in 1905, and it became the official song of the NAACP in 1919. The ...

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 ...