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

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

Grammy Award-winning artist Ledisi sings "Lift Every Voice and Sing," otherwise known as the Black national anthem, in her home city before Super Bowl LIX.

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 ...

Little things — like a song ... the Black Lives Matter movement. But why — ask the naysayers — should it be sung at football games? Why not also sing the Italian national anthem, the ...

"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 ...

For the fifth year in a row, the Super Bowl pregame show will feature a performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing," the song that's widely known as the Black national anthem. The tradition began ...

emphasized that the song represents Black affirmation and perseverance. The ongoing debate over the Black National Anthem is part of a larger culture war that intertwines sports and politics.

The song was adopted by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and is commonly called the Black National Anthem. Louisiana-born singer Ledisi performed the song in ...

R&B vocalist Ledisi performed the black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and ... “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson before being adopted ...