While "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was not the only song played before "The Star Spangled Banner" on Sunday, many on social media singled out the hymn for criticism, claiming ...

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

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

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

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

Musician Joe Watts performed “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” written by its downtown park's namesake James Weldon Johnson Wednesday February 12, 2025.

Columbus City Council forged ahead with celebrating Black History Month and Poindexter Award winners despite 'rancor and ...

Before LaFace Records and So So Def Recordings, there was Black Swan Records, a record company by Georgian Harry Pace that released music by Black artists for Black listeners.

Super Bowl weekend has arrived. The Kansas City Chiefs will go for a historic three-peat in the NFL’s title game on Sunday in ...

The rising and lingering cost of eggs hits hard for the people who use them to make their business. Eggs are essential to make dough for NEPA’rogi in Nanticoke. “It’s totally out of our ...