Beyoncé's tour has been a bold spectacle filled with music, history, cultural commentary, and more. Here are powerful ...

Clips of Beyonce performing the song has gone viral, prompting folks to question why she'd choose to sing it in the first ...

As we celebrate Fourth of July, Americans - especially Black Americans - have a complex relationship with the flag and our ...

At age 5, Aquil Sudah first heard the “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” or as he prefers to call it, the Black National Anthem. The hymn, written by James Weldon Johnson and composed by J. Rosamond Johnson ...

Kendrick Lamar, Ledisi and others are creating the soundtrack for this cultural inflection point and for the legacy of ...

Artists and writers from around the world have conveyed black people’s struggles, triumphs and contributions to American culture through a diverse array of mediums, drawing on personal experiences and ...

"Lift Every Voice and Sing," often called the "Black national anthem," was performed at the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay. The song, written by James Weldon Johnson to honor Abraham Lincoln, has ...

Only one true Anthem.” “Listening to this Choir Sing the ‘Black National Anthem’ lift every voice at the NFL draft…” another wrote. “Stupid Anthem and it sounded Awful @NFL @nflnetwork.

The NFL plans to make “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — often referred to as the Black national anthem — a permanent fixture before all major league events this coming season, according to ...

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.

If there is any lingering controversy surrounding this year’s version of the most unifying American cultural event—the Superbowl—it has nothing to do with football. Rather, it’s the ...

Not white Americans, not Black Americans, but Americans. No matter who you are, no matter where you come from, the national anthem is your anthem.