“Lift Every Voice and Sing” was publicly performed first as a poem as part of a celebration of Lincoln’s Birthday on February 12, 1900 by…

"Lift Every Voice and Sing" was publicly performed first as a poem as part of a celebration of Lincoln's Birthday on February 12, 1900 by 500 school children at the segregated Stanton School.

In an interview with CoCo Brother, on BET’s “Lift Every Voice,” Fred Hammond paints a picture of his ideal woman. He even sings to her. Check it out below!