Super Bowl LVIII 2024: Andra Day performs Lift Every Voice and Sing

Often referred to as "The Black National Anthem," Lift Every Voice and Sing was a hymn written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900. His brother, John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954), composed the music for the lyrics.

[@over50t66]

Lift every voice and Sing was written in 1900 by 2 Brothers James and J. Rosemond Johnson both born in the late 1800’s. It was written to inspire.

[@dragonflyacrylics2542]

Sing it in church then…not at a football game 😵‍💫

[@devilboyraden]

Yeah no one gives a flying fk if it's "meant to inspire" people need to quit interjecting their BS into every facet of our lives, such as nonsense like this to pander to idiots and the naive, which one are you?

[@sandramungroking2018]

Amazing! Lift EVERY voice❤

[@Fortravelgal]

Thanks for watching!

[@Saturdayz_In_The_Fall]

I hope yall know when they say Lift Every Voice, that also includes white voices

[@craiglewis4936]

The song doesn't fit the sports world. We know this song since young age. Now its actually sounds tiredsome and boring before an hype event. It clearly doesn't belong in sports.

[@yuliaz-rz8sw]

lmao

[@bsmith8943]

No place for a racist song.

[@justju0rd]

anything’s racist, when it hurts your white feelings isn’t it?

[@nathancowan1379]

Too bad Johnny rebel / David Allen Coe didn't cover this lol