Booker T. Washington endorsed “Lift Every Voice and Sing” in 1905, and it became the official song of the NAACP in 1919. The ...

Super Bowl LIX is obviously about the high-stakes matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. But it’s ...

For the last three years, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to as the Black national anthem, has been performed ...

The Origins of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ James Weldon Johnson wrote ... Johnson’s brother, John Rosamond Johnson, composed the music to accompany the poem. The song was first performed ...