When stars like Bono and Bruce Springsteen were championing progressive causes, Nugent made headlines for things like suggesting that he’d like to kill Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

Former US president Barack Obama raved about Kerr's speech ... hands over their chests, and The Star-Spangled Banner playing in the building was the proudest moment of his life.

To the people who put Barack Obama in office ... he won't sing the 'Star-Spangled Banner' and now he wants to replace it with 'I Want to Teach the World to Sing.'" It's really telling when ...

“The Star-Spangled Banner is a symbol of American history that ranks with the Statue of Liberty and the Charters of Freedom,” said Brent D. Glass, the museum’s then-director, in 2007.

As such, it is appropriate to consider what the transition means for Black America, and how its musicians have interpreted the “Star Spangled Banner” during times of stress in our racial politics.

When lawyer and poet Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics to “The Star-Spangled Banner” in 1814, he was trying to heal a divided nation and encourage all Americans to rise above party politics.

There is perhaps no more respected voice among NBA players outside of their own circle than former president Barack ... in that All-Star Game... It's an insult to the game." -Obama confronts ...

What hypocrisy? In 1814, when Francis Scott Key penned the stirring lyrics of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” slavery had been operating in this country for almost 200 years. Key had to have known ...

As a proud American, hearing the tens of thousands of fans belt out the "Star-Spangled Banner" in unison was awe-inspiring. As was the incredible reception the crowd gave Mike Eruzione ...

On Sunday, Toronto Raptors fans joined them, booing the traditional playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the tune switched to "O Canada" prior to a game against the Los Angeles Clippers.