Category: Poetry

Lift Every Voice & Sing (Acapella with Lyrics): A Video Celebration of Black History

photo of two hands lifted up towards Heaven.

The poem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” written by James Weldon Johnson, is performed by Sister Bless Lights. According to PBS.org, “Lift Every Voice & Sing,” also known as the Black National Anthem, was first sung by a group of 500…