The performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by Ledisi and a chorus of New Orleans students stirred audiences. It also ...

Before 'The Star Spangled Banner' was the national anthem, 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' was the Black national anthem. This ...

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

Ledisi gave a soul-stirring and impassioned performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” during the pregame ceremony at the ...

R&B vocalist Ledisi performed the black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” ahead of the 2025 Super Bowl matchup ...

Super Bowl LIX is obviously about the high-stakes matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. But it’s also about much, much more. The Super Bowl is a sporting event, sure. However ...

James Wheldon Johnson was a visionary thinker and Renaissance man whose achievements as an author, lyricist, poet, diplomat, ...

The NFL has asked several local New Orleans artists to sing ahead of the big game. Ledisi will sing the Black National Anthem ...

The showdown between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans proved to be about more than sports ...

Before LaFace Records and So So Def Recordings, there was Black Swan Records, a record company by Georgian Harry Pace that released music by Black artists for Black listeners.

Some right-wingers charged that the performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the Super Bowl promoted "segregation.