Lift Every Voice and Sing

NFL announced that Grammy-winning singer Andra Day would be performing, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” during the game’s pre-show. This version performed by Day will be produced and arranged by Grammy and Emmy-winning musical director and producer Adam Blackstone. Super Bowl LVIII is Sunday (Feb. 11), with kickoff scheduled for 6:30 pm. Source: BET

Sheryl Lee Ralph made history by performing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” also known as the Black National Anthem, on the field before Super Bowl LVII.  Ralph said before the performance “To me, that shows a major effort by the NFL to be truly inclusive, to say, ‘We’re going to represent all people.’ If you missed […]

For this Fourth of July, Vanessa Williams (the first Black woman to be crowned Miss America) faced backlash from conservatives after she performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” at the televised Capitol Fourth celebration. Critics were fuming at PBS’s holiday broadcast event. According to the New York Post, critics were calling it divisive and un-American. […]