2 days ago · Why is the Black national anthem sung before the Super Bowl? The NFL began having a singer perform "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" before the Super Bowl in 2020, in the wake of racial and social ...

1 day ago · Before 'The Star-Spangled Banner' was the national anthem, 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' was the Black national anthem. This year, it turns 125.

4 days ago · The Black national anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has sparked social media-fueled backlash in the lead-up to Sunday’s Super Bowl in New Orleans.

2 days ago · Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Ledisi will perform the Black national anthem at the 2025 Super Bowl.. For the fifth year in a row, the Super Bowl pregame show will feature a performance of ...

2 days ago · ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Black National Anthem has become an important element for the National Football League and its diverse, vibrant communities. “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was a hymn written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900, according to the ...

2 days ago · R&B vocalist Ledisi performed the black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” ahead of the 2025 Super Bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday ...

3 days ago · For the last three years, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to as the Black national anthem, has been performed ahead of the Super Bowl and this year the song will once again be featured ...

3 days ago · The tradition of singing “Life Every Voice and Sing” began during the first week of the 2020 season and eventually culminated with Alicia Keys' appearance at the 2021 Super Bowl. Singing the anthem pays homage to the anthem for the Black community and others, but why is it an NFL tradition now?

Andra Day performs the Black National Anthem, 'Lift Every Voice and Sing,' moments before the Kansas City Chiefs face off against the San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII.

Feb 11, 2024 · "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," a song often called the Black national anthem, was sung before the Super Bowl for the fourth year in a row Sunday. This year, Grammy winner Andra Day sang...