Singer Ledisi performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which is widely known as the ... set out to write a poem to to commemorate President Abraham Lincoln's birthday, and the piece became a song.

Grammy-winning artist and New Orleans native Ledisi will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the Super Bowl.

Although much has been made of the appearance of Donald Trump at this year's Super Bowl, the league has made no plans to ...

WASHINGTON — Grammy-winning musician Ledisi performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at the 2025 Super Bowl, delivering a ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Celebrations are underway, marking the 125th anniversary of the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” It’s a ...

"More than a century later, we routinely see snippets of the lyrics excerpted as titles ... It was James Weldon Johnson who wrote the poem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in 1900.

"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics written by James Weldon Johnson ... which was initially written as a poem. The organization said it was first performed in public by a choir ...

As an actress, Ledisi appeared in George Clooney’s 2008 movie “Leatherheads,” played Mahalia Jackson in Ava DuVernay’s ...