The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops ...

On Juneteenth. I think about all the freedom fighters — famous and forgotten — who walked before us. And I think about all of ...

Sailorr mixes humour and emotion on the genre-blending R&B that’s taken her from making music for herself to runaway viral ...

His gritty paeans to steel towns and down-on-their-luck cities made him a working-class balladeer. But as blue-collar voters ...

The following article contains mentions of suicide and a graphic sexual incident. When Black Mirror debuted on Channel 4 in the UK, it made quite a shocking impact. The first episode of the first ...

"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 ...

They done gentrified the Black national anthem,' one furious social media user ... Another furious fan hit out, asking: 'What the hell kind of gentrified version of Lift Every Voice and Sing ...

Rather, it’s the residue of a pregame performance: singer Ledisi’s version of “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, the so-called Black National Anthem. Rep. Lauren Boebert said on X that there ...

Meanwhile, there is one thing that "The Star-Spangled Banner," the U.S. national anthem, and "Lift Every Voice and Sing," the "Black national anthem," have in common, Warfield said. They're both ...

Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Ledisi will perform the Black national anthem at the 2025 Super Bowl. For the fifth year in a row, the Super Bowl pregame show will feature a performance of ...

The Super Bowl this year features the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles on February 9, with Ledisi performing 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' as the Black national anthem, sparking ...

"Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," a song often called the Black national anthem, was sung before the Super Bowl for the fifth year in a row Sunday. This year, Grammy winner Ledisi was given the honor ...