Whether it was on ‘Respect’ or ‘Young Gifted and Black’, Franklin ... rock and roll—the way that hardship and sorrow were transformed into something full of beauty and vitality and hope,” he continued ...

R&B vocalist Ledisi performed the black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” ahead of the 2025 Super Bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.

Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Ledisi will perform the Black national anthem at the 2025 Super Bowl. For the fifth year in a row, the Super Bowl pregame show will feature a performance of ...

Ledisi gave a soul-stirring and impassioned ... She represented for her hometown with her performance of the Black national anthem, originally penned by James Weldon Johnson with music by his ...

the 52-year-old Grammy-winning singer performed the hymn that is often referred to as the Black national anthem. Ledisi, whose full name is Ledisi Anibade Young, wore a flowing white gown as she ...

By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital Ledisi took to the field at Super ... The song, which is referred to as “The Black National Anthem,” was written in 1900 by NAACP leader James ...

This year, the latter song — also known colloquially as the "Black National Anthem," will be sung by Ledisi. Ledisi was born in 1972 in New Orleans, the site of Super Bowl 59. The 52-year-old ...

The NFL has an impressive starting lineup to officially kick off the action, with the Louisiana-born singer Ledisi set to perform the historically significant Black national anthem. Ledisi will ...

Ledisi, a Grammy-winning jazz and soul artist ... is slated to perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing," known popularly as the Black National Anthem. "Lift Every Voice and Sing" has been a part ...