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

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 ...

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 there being a Black national anthem shouldn’t rub anyone the wrong way. The song “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was first performed in 1900 and officially adopted by the NAACP ...

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 ...

"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.

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 ...

McEntire's performance capped an all-star lineup of pregame entertainment that also featured Oscar nominee Andra Day performing the Black national anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," and Post ...

So, from that regard, I think we have guys that are proud Americans. As far as the national anthem, I’m not sure there’s influence there. That’s really not something that we can control.