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

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), ...

Johnson, a distinguished author, educator ... “The Star-Spangled Banner” should be performed. “The Black “National Anthem” is being played at the Super Bowl. And with that I’ve ...

Johnson, a renowned author, educator ... Hymn," but his work spread and was later popularized as the Black national anthem. "At the turn of the 20th century, Johnson's lyrics eloquently captured ...

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.

Grammy-award winning singer Jon Batiste is set to open the Super Bowl 59 later on Sunday. He will sing the national anthem from the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. This is what you need to know ...

The NFL began incorporating this Black national anthem into its pre-game ceremonies in 2020 ... songwriter, music producer, author, and actress. She released her first album, "Soulsinger," in 2000, ...