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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 ...
Andra Day certainly made ours just before the big game. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing” ahead of Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, broadcast live from ...
"Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to as the Black national anthem, will be performed at the Super Bowl for the fourth time in a row, the latest legacy of the traditional song. Andra Day ...
Andra Day has moved Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium and millions of viewers around the world with a touching rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at Super Bowl LVIII. Also known as the ...
English: "Lift Every Voice and Sing" performed by the United States Navy Band. Featuring Musicians 1st Class Danlie Cuenca and Chelsi Vanderpol and Chief Musician Cory Parker with Chief Musician Justin Cody, piano
Lift Every Voice and Sing at the New York World's Fair. Lift Every Voice and Sing, also known as The Harp, was a plaster sculpture by African-American artist Augusta Savage. It was commissioned for the 1939 New York World's Fair, and displayed in the courtyard of the Pavilion of Contemporary Art during the fair at Flushing Meadow. The sculpture ...
The song, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," was originally written in 1900 by James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson as a prayer hymn and was adopted in 1919 by the NAACP.
In 1990, singer Melba Moore released a modern rendition of the 1900 song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" – which had long been considered "The Negro National Anthem" and one of the 20th century's most powerful civil rights anthems – which she recorded along with others, including R&B artists Anita Baker, Stephanie Mills, Dionne Warwick, Bobby ...