The Massachusetts-based James Weldon Johnson Foundation, named after the poet, civil rights activist, and diplomat himself, ...

The NFL Draft started with the performance of the Black national anthem on Thursday night. But the song divided fans on ...

Folks on both sides of the discussion — those who like the song and those who don't — were not happy with the NFL Thursday.

There's symbolism behind Beyoncé's rendition of 'The Star Spangled Banner' that people are completely missing.

The NFL choral rendition of the so-called 'black national anthem' at the 2025 Draft had fans seething. A Milwaukee-based choir, the James Weldon Johnson Foundation's 'National Hymn Choir ...

The year was 1997. The place? Cleveland, Ohio. The event: The MLB All-Star Game. A teenage LeAnn Rimes, country's newest star ...

Being asked to sing the National Anthem is one of a performer’s greatest honors. Agreeing to it, however, is the biggest risk ...

It's a song with a moniker — the "Black national anthem" — that stirs emotions throughout the U.S. But few people know that "Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn written in 1900 by James Weldon ...

Before the Tennessee Titans officially selected Cam Ward with the No. 1 pick of the NFL Draft on Thursday night, the Black national anthem was performed on stage in Green Bay. The James Weldon ...