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  2. Lift Every Voice and Sing - Wikipedia

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    "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) and set to music by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954). Written from the context of African Americans in the late 19th century, the hymn is a prayer of thanksgiving to God as well as a prayer for faithfulness and freedom, with imagery that evokes the biblical Exodus from slavery to the freedom ...

  3. Watch: Top 12 Black anthem songs - AOL

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    For Black Music Month, also celebrated in June, theGrio crafted a list of the Top 12 Black anthem songs. Some are obvious, like the Black National Anthem or our #1 song, a James Brown classic.

  4. Good Golly, Miss Molly - Wikipedia

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    "Good Golly, Miss Molly" is a rock 'n' roll song first recorded in 1956 by American musician Little Richard and released in January 1958 as Specialty single 624, and later on Little Richard in July 1958. [1] The song, a jump blues, was written by John Marascalco and producer Robert "Bumps" Blackwell. Although it was first recorded by Little ...

  5. Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - Wikipedia

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    "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" is about succeeding despite having faced previous disadvantages ("so many things that held us down"). It was widely interpreted to be about the experience of the African American community, and after attaining popularity, became referred to as "the new black national anthem" [4] (the original being the 1900 song "Lift Every Voice and Sing").

  6. Who Is Andra Day? 5 Things to Know About the Super Bowl ... - AOL

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    Andra Day has been tapped to perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, February 11. Sheryl Lee Ralph made history last February as the first person to sing the hymn ...

  7. Why white people hate the Black national anthem, explained - AOL

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    OPINION: America was so close to achieving racial equality, justice and national unity. Then, the NFL and Black people ruined everything by singing a 100-year-old song. The post Why white people ...

  8. Miss Polly Had a Dolly - Wikipedia

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    Miss Molly had a dolly who was sick, sick, sick. So she called for the doctor to come quick, quick, quick. The doctor came with his bag and his hat, And he knocked on the door with a rat-a-tat-tat. He looked at the dolly and he shook his head. And he said, "Miss Molly, put her straight to bed." He wrote on the paper for a pill, pill, pill.

  9. American actress and singer Vanessa Williams will perform the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which has become known as the "black national anthem," at the annual A Capitol Fourth televised ...