Before 'The Star Spangled Banner' was the national anthem, 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' was the Black national anthem. This ...

The inclusion of the Black national anthem at last year's Super Bowl made Donald Trump's supporters and allies furious.

Ledisi, who is a Grammy Award-winning singer cum songwriter, delivered her rendition of Lift Every Voice and Sing at the ...

Some right-wingers charged that the performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the Super Bowl promoted "segregation.

Singer Ledisi performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which is widely known as the Black national anthem ... Happy Black History Month," she shared on social media at the time.

Here's a look at 25 of the most enduring civil rights songs, from the song known as the Black National Anthem, "Lift Every ...

This Black history month, we want to acknowledge the amazing musical contributions of our historically Black colleges and ...

The hymn was performed at this year's Super Bowl in New Orleans by the Louisiana-born singer Ledisi, sparking backlash from prominent right-wing commentators and MAGA, including Charlie Kirk and the ...

On this day 125 years ago the Black National Anthem was first performed, written by James Weldon Johnson and with music ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Washington players stand during the playing of the national anthem wearing warm-up jackets for Black History ...

Eventually, in 1976, President Gerald Ford became the first president to issue a message recognizing the month. Since then, presidents have made annual proclamations for National Black History ...

Victoria is set to become the youngest African American musician to perform the Black National Anthem at a Milwaukee Bucks ...