Learn about the Black National Anthem, its origins, and Ledisi's performance at Super Bowl 2025 in New Orleans.
In recent years, the NFL began incorporating “Lift Every Voice and Sing” to its regular pregame customs. In 2021, it ...
Seven Negro Sermons in Verse” is a book of poetry born again as a theatrical production, a Christian musical with a 50-member ...
The Charles E. Brown African American Cultural Center (AACC) hosted their annual event to celebrate and pay tribute to Martin ...
The Origins of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ James Weldon Johnson wrote “Lift Every Voice and Sing” in late 1899. Johnson’s goal was to write a poem to commemorate the birthday of the 16th ...
Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict ...