"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.

Every morning, the kids at the Johnson Learning Center stand up and sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Andrew Young, some 70 years their senior, smiles at the image. It is the same thing he did ...

Who composed ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’? With words by the American writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson, and music written by his brother J. Rosamond Johnson, the pair initially ...

‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’: The song's meaning and Super Bowl history Plus, why it's become a staple at the Super Bowl. Feb. 11, 2024, 9:30 AM EST / Source : Today.com ...

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 ...

Grammy and Golden Globe winner Andra Day will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at the Super Bowl on Feb. 11, a distance of a century-plus and thousands of miles from where it was first performed.

For a celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday in 1900, the young educator penned “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which 500 middle schoolers sang in tribute to Booker T. Washington.

The song is a call to action, meaning, it’s time for us to come together,” said Sharon Coon, Executive Director of the 125th Lift Every Voice and Sing Anniversary.

Grammy and Golden Globe winner Andra Day will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at the Super Bowl on Feb. 11, a distance of a century-plus and thousands of miles from where it was first performed.

Also known as ‘the Black national anthem’, the hymn was performed at the Super Bowl 2024 ahead of the game in Las Vegas. ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ is a hymn written by two brothers in the early ...

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 ...