Some right-wingers charged that the performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the Super Bowl promoted "segregation.
Former Fox News personality Megyn Kelly griped about the Black national anthem being ... (The California NAACP called for a new anthem in 2017, calling certain lyrics of “The Star-Spangled ...
James Weldon Johnson referred to the work as a "National Hymn," but his work spread and was later popularized as the Black national anthem. "At the turn of the 20th century, Johnson's lyrics ...
On this day 125 years ago the Black National Anthem was first performed, written by James Weldon Johnson and with music ...
The NFL has confirmed that the 'black national anthem' will be performed ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl but fans have been left ...
NEW ORLEANS — Grammy ... "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics written by James Weldon Johnson. The hymn is also known as "The Black National Anthem." According to the NAACP, where ...