Juneteenth celebration in Madison recognizes liberation and resilience during the holiday's 160th anniversary of freedom.

These repetitions reveal a harrowing truth. Such a portrait is timeless as long as racial inequality far too frequently sinks life and chances of life in this country. And despite the shrill denials ...

"Lift Every Voice and Sing," often called the "Black national anthem," was performed at the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay. The song, written by James Weldon Johnson to honor Abraham Lincoln ...

“The so-called Black National Anthem does not belong at the Super Bowl. We already have a National Anthem and it includes EVERYONE.” But “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is not about division ...

"Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," a song often called the Black national ... The NAACP dubbed “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as the Black national anthem in 1919, more than a decade before "The ...

He has endowed his creatures with the capacity to create, and from this capacity has flowed the sweet songs of sorrow and joy that have allowed man to cope with his environment and many different ...

did not replace the U.S. national anthem with “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a song known as the “Black national anthem,” contrary to some online posts. Both songs were performed ...

The NAACP began to promote "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as the ... "They’re desecrating America’s National Anthem by playing something called the ‘Black National Anthem,’" he wrote.

Last year Chris Stapleton went past the 2-minute mark Why is "Lift Every Voice and Sing" called the Black national anthem? "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics written by James Weldon ...