The hymn was performed at this year's Super Bowl in New Orleans by the Louisiana-born singer Ledisi, sparking backlash from ...
"Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," a song often called the Black national anthem, was sung before the Super Bowl for the fifth year in a row Sunday. This year, Grammy winner Ledisi was given the honor ...
That means "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was already widely known by 1918. It was dubbed "The Negro National Anthem" by the NAACP in 1919. Which is 12 years before "The Star-Spangled Banner" was ...