a year before James became the organization’s first Black executive secretary. “The Negro National Anthem” became the “Black National Anthem,” and the rest is Black history. https ...

On February 12, 1900, the song was first ... verse read by LeVar Burton, and the song has been the chosen anthem of Juneteenth celebrations since. In 2021, Juneteenth was designated a national ...

On Sunday, the "Abbott Elementary" and Broadway star became the first to perform the song, also known as the Black national anthem ... Here's the first verse of the hymn: Sing a song full ...

"The Negro National Anthem ... "The Star-Spangled Banner." The NAACP first began to promote "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as the country's "Black national anthem" in 1917. Written as a plea for ...

A Democratic congressman said all Americans should stand for “The Negro National Anthem” and chided the ... He was referring to a line in the third verse — “No refuge could save the ...