Ledisi’s performance of “Lift Every ... The song, which is referred to as “The Black National Anthem,” was written in 1900 by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson as a poem, with music ...

The Massachusetts-based James Weldon Johnson Foundation, named after the poet, civil rights activist, and diplomat himself, ...

The NFL Draft started with the performance of the Black national anthem on Thursday night. But the song divided fans on ...

They done gentrified the Black national anthem,' one furious social media ... the Super Bowl in February had also sparked headlines. Ledisi's performance had been a source of scrutiny earlier ...

NFL Draft kicked off in Green Bay with a performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by Milwaukee’s National Hymn Choir.

Folks on both sides of the discussion — those who like the song and those who don't — were not happy with the NFL Thursday.

Jon Batiste performing the national anthem at the Super Bowl ... Soul and R&B singer Ledisi, another Grammy winner, performed the hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” ...

Ledisi, a Grammy Award-winning singer and ... The NAACP began to promote "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as the Black national anthem in 1917. Ward was the No. 1 pick in the draft after a solid ...

It's a song with a moniker — the "Black national anthem" — that stirs emotions ... the performance by Grammy Award-winning artist Ledisi at Super Bowl LIX. The National Association for the ...