By Christine WeertsSpecial to the Selma Times JournalThis year marks the 125th anniversary of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” ...

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

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 Black national anthem before the Super Bowl.

The idea of their being a Black national anthem shouldn't rub anyone the wrong way. The song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was first performed in the year 1900 and officially adopted by the NAACP 17 ...

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

Nonetheless, it's also a public platform, demonstrated by the performer of choice for the national anthem: Dennis R. Rodriguez. Subscribe to the Whiteboard, FanSided’s daily email newsletter on ...

Before 1956 almost every major school in Jaffna had Sinhala teachers (many of them Buddhist priests) to teach The lyrics of the tamil version of the national anthem, namely ‘Sri Lanka Thaayae ...

"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 Johnson served as executive ...

Ahead of the long-awaited game between Team USA and Team Canada, fans booed the U.S. national anthem, continuing a recent trend of Canadians expressing their displeasure with the Americans.