After acknowledging for the first time this summer it previously mishandled player protests during the national anthem, the NFL decided to play "Lift Every Voice And Sing" before every Week 1 game ...

The Black national anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," was performed before Super Bowl LVIII kicked off between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs.

The post ‘Black National Anthem’ at NFL game sparks outrage ... followed and has included a performance of the song at every Super Bowl since as well as a number of other prominent games, ...

The Black national anthem has been a mainstay for NFL events since the 2020 season, following a summer of racial tensions across the U.S. The song has been performed at Super Bowls and draft events.

In 2020, the National Football League began instituting the performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” commonly referred to as the Black National Anthem, before its football contests.

Concurrently, the NFL has occasionally invited singers to perform the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing," or the Black national anthem, before kickoff. The 2024 Super Bowl in Las Vegas was the ...

NFL Draft 2025: ‘Black National Anthem’ unites social media in anger Published: Apr. 24, 2025, 8:09 p.m. Folks on both sides of the discussion were not happy with this year's version of 'Lift ...

"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 ...

NFL News: Tasha Cobbs Leonard's performance of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing,' also known as the Black National Anthem, before an NFL game between the Kansas City ...

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 ...

As expected, the MAGA contingent was once again BIG MAD at the Black National Anthem being sung at the Super Bowl. Will this be an annual thing, or will the Orange Menace, aka Donald Trump, sing ...