It is featured in over 40 different Christian hymnals and sung in churches all across America, not just during Black History ...

A video of an African-American female student remaining seated during the national anthem at her college graduation has ...

As fans removed their caps and stood for the national anthem Saturday night at Dodger Stadium, they were met with a ...

The first Juneteenth celebration took place in 1866, one year after Granger’s order. Some referenced the holiday as “Jubilee Day” or “Freedom Day” and gathered in homes, parks and communities to ...

"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 ...

Soon, people began referring to it as the "Black national anthem" or "Negro national anthem," according to Jones. After the choir's performance at the NFL Draft, many took to social media to ...

Before the Tennessee Titans officially selected Cam Ward with the No. 1 pick of the NFL Draft on Thursday night, the Black national anthem was performed on stage in Green Bay. The James Weldon ...

MAGA is big mad that the NFL had a choir sing Lift Every Voice and Sing, "the Black national anthem," for Draft Day. “How in the world did they gentrify ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing?’” ...

The NFL choral rendition of the so-called 'black national anthem' at the 2025 Draft had fans seething. A Milwaukee-based choir, the James Weldon Johnson Foundation's 'National Hymn Choir ...

Being asked to sing the National Anthem is one ... Star-Spangled Banner” at the 2025 NFL Draft on Thursday in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Dressed in a black hip-length coat and bolo tie, but leaving ...

The NFL plans to make “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — often referred to as the Black national anthem — a permanent fixture before all major league events this coming season, according to ...

Now that we know the history of the anthem, let’s dig into the controversy. The NFL has chosen to include the “Black National Anthem” along with the United States Anthem at each Super Bowl ...