A Timely Remix of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ Out of a New York Prison

Anger over the Capitol riots found an unexpected outlet at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in New York. According to The Marshall Project, inmate Alfred Roberts channeled his outrage into a personal rendition of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing'—the Black national anthem—transforming it into a statement of resilience and resistance from behind prison walls.

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