13 hours ago · As the 2026 Super Bowl begins, Coco Jones will take the field to sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing," widely known as the Black national anthem. Here's what to know about the song.

Sep 8, 2023 · Also known as ‘the Black national anthem’, the hymn was performed at the Super Bowl 2024 ahead of the game in Las Vegas. ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ is a hymn written by two brothers …

Premiered in 1900, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was communally sung within Black American communities, while the NAACP began to promote the hymn as a " Negro national anthem " in 1917 …

Lift Evry Voice and Sing is known as the Black National Anthem. Written by James Wheldon Johnson in 1900, it became popular during the Civil Rights Movement.

Dec 29, 2025 · ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ is a hymn composed by American writer and activist James Weldon Johnson and his brother John Rosamond Johnson. It was first performed in 1900, draws on …

Sep 7, 2013 · Today “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is one of the most cherished songs of the African American Civil Rights Movement and is often referred to as the Black National Anthem.

Feb 8, 2025 · 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.

Feb 4, 2025 · This Black History Month, celebrate the history of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' and discover the roots of a song whose beauty and power has propelled it to prominence as the Black national …

Feb 17, 2022 · Lift Every Voice and Sing, an anthem with a surging melody and a promise of hope and freedom, has been a part of family, political, and social life in Black communities for more than a …

5 days ago · “I sang the Negro National Anthem when my tooth was hurting because of an exposed cavity—I sang the Negro National Anthem when I did not know there was a future for a little black girl …