1 day 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 · "America has only ONE National Anthem, and that Anthem is color blind," tweeted TV pundit Kari Lake in 2023. She refused to stand up for it at that year's Super Bowl. Conservative lawyer Jenna ...

3 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.

1 day 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 ...

1 day 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 ...

3 days ago · The Black National Anthem is sung in churches, schools and communities around the country, and this marks the fifth year the song will be sung at NFL’s biggest night. 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 ...

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 ...

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...

Feb 11, 2024 · "Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to as the Black national anthem, will be performed at the Super Bowl for the fourth time in a row, the latest legacy of the traditional song.