For five years the “Black National Anthem” has been sung at the Super Bowl. Every single one of those five years, the decision to include the anthem has been a point of controversy. Some ...

The Black National Anthem is a tribute to the struggle against the laws and social racism directed at people’s skin color and lack of class privilege.

The Black National Anthem — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — is a hymn written as a poem by then-NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) in 1900. His brother John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954), ...

Members of one of the country’s oldest Black fraternities gathered at the plaza Sunday and sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing," which is often called the Black national anthem. Washington DC Mar 5 ...

Work to remove Black Lives Matter Plaza began Monday, a day after more than 50 members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity gathered ...

TULSA ― A local historian grew up listening to the story of how her great-aunt survived the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by ...

NORMAL — At just 16 years old, Gabrielle "Gabby" Johnson of Normal has had the honor of singing the Black national anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," at multiple local events. Johnson ...

For the 42nd year, students put their knowledge of Black residents’ contributions and accomplishments to the test.

Colin Kaepernick's lead in standing up against fascism, sexism, and racism. Celebrate our heroes, fight for human rights, and ...

All presidents like getting their picture taken with athletes. With the Trump presidencies, White House invitations have ...

The song “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, often called the “Black National Anthem,” has been a fixture at major sporting events since 2020. That tradition is set to continue when the Kansas ...

Workers with the District Department of Transportation work to remove traffic bollards as they prepare to transform Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, March 10, 2025.