WASHINGTON (RNS) — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is a hymn many African Americans of older generations just know. They’d sung it in church, learned it in school and stood for what is dubbed the ...

In recent years, the NFL began incorporating “Lift Every Voice and Sing” to its regular pregame customs. In 2021, it officially became part of the Super Bowl. While the song’s history with the Super ...

Family shared these photos of Rashaud Fields. The one in the center is one of the last photos his family has of him. It was taken just after he graduated from Raines High School, just hours before he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lloyd Washington knows every note, every verse of "Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing," which the NAACP named the Black national anthem.

Grammy-winning singer Coco Jones performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which is widely known as the Black national anthem, at the start of the 2026 Super Bowl on Sunday. "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ...

It was 125 years ago that 500 Jacksonville school children at Edwin M. Stanton School first performed “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing" in celebration of President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on Feb. 12, ...

Those who tuned in early on Super Bowl Sunday heard a musical plea for unity and resilience that echoed with a Berkshire connection. Since 2021, pregame ceremonies for football’s biggest night have ...

From 500 students in Jacksonville’s LaVilla neighborhood to the Super Bowl stage, “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” has carried through. On Monday, the song returned to where it all began. Dozens gathered ...