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Who Is Singing the National Anthem, ‘America the Beautiful’ and ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ at the 2025 Super Bowl?

The 2025 Super Bowl pre-game show will kick off the match between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl 2025 will kick off with performances by three powerhouse vocalists — and a ...
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The lyrics to ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’ and James Weldon Johnson on how it came to be

A group of young men in Jacksonville, Florida, arranged to celebrate Lincoln’s birthday in 1900. My brother, J. Rosamond Johnson, and I decided to write a song to be sung at the exercises. I wrote the ...
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Local organization seeks 500 children for special performance of ‘Lift Every Voice & Sing’

The Friends of the Brentwood Library are looking for 500 children to help celebrate the 125th anniversary of “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” You can find information on how to register your child to ...
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Who is singing 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' at Super Bowl LIX? New Orleans native Ledisi to perform Black National Anthem

NEW ORLEANS — Grammy Award-winning R&B powerhouse Ledisi will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans' Caesars Superdome on Sunday, marking another historic moment for the ...
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Why ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ sparks debate — and what its author, who lived in Great Barrington, really intended

GREAT BARRINGTON — It is a hymn once sung by Black servicemen on the war front, but is now a staple of pregame Super Bowl ceremonies — sparking controversy for some and feelings of resilience for ...