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Coco Jones, a Grammy-winning R&B artist and Bel-Air actor, will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the Black national anthem, at Super Bowl LX. The article highlights her Grammy success (including Best R&B Performance for ICU) and nominations, notes that she is the daughter of former NFL linebacker Mike Jones, and recalls her Disney Channel/So Random! credits.
For Super Bowl LX, Charlie Puth will sing the national anthem, Brandi Carlile will perform America the Beautiful, and Coco Jones will sing Lift Every Voice and Sing (the Black national anthem), joining a slate of performances that also includes Bad Bunny at halftime and Green Day in the pre-show.
Lift Every Voice and Sing, originally written as a tribute to Abraham Lincoln, has become the US black national anthem and a symbol of hope for marginalized people around the world. Written in 1900 by scholar and poet James Weldon Johnson, the song speaks to the enduring faith and resilience of black Americans against racial oppression in the United States. The song has been covered and remixed by various artists and was recently sung at the Super Bowl by Sheryl Lee Ralph. Its message endures and will continue to live on for as long as we sing.