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

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

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

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

Photo courtesy of Roland JackThis year's Super Bowl featured R&B singer Ledisi performing the Black National Anthem, "Lift ...

Ledisi, who is a Grammy Award-winning singer cum songwriter, delivered her rendition of Lift Every Voice and Sing at the Super Bowl today, sparking a frenzy on social media.

Ledisi will sing the Black national anthem at Super Bowl 59, with the Grammy-winning vocalist saying: ‘I feel like I’m in ...

In a striking white gown and backed by a New Orleans youth choir, The Root 100 honoree brought the house down with her out-of ...

In just a few hours the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will take the field for Super Bowl LIX. The two teams ...

The NFL has yet again decided to desecrate the sacred American sport of football, a sport that has united Americans for decades, by playing the divisive ...

the Hungarian national anthem? It's an argument. How you feel about it may depend on how you feel about American history. Do you consider Black disenfranchisement — the centuries of slavery ...