"Lift Every Voice and Sing," written in 1900, is rooted in American history. But its performance at the NFL Draft was not without controversy.

"Lift Every Voice and Sing," often called the "Black national ... The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, adopted the hymn as its official song in 1919.

The NFL Draft started with the performance of the Black national anthem on Thursday night. But the song divided fans on social media for a variety of reasons.

There might not be a more polarizing pre-event song these days than “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which is also referred to as the “Black National Anthem.” The MAGA crowd tends to hate it ...

A Milwaukee-based choir, the James Weldon Johnson Foundation's 'National Hymn Choir', performed 'Lift Every Voice and Sing,' ahead of the draft in Green Bay Thursday night. The choral ...

Virginia State Del. Candi King told graduates to “go out into the world and start a fire” at Virginia University of Lynchburg ...

Pearl Jam, Tems, Ledisi, The Headhunters, Rickie Lee Jones and more musicians and bands to see on the second Saturday of Jazz ...

Leaders from organizations, including the Columbus branch of the NAACP and the Columbus ... picked up a baby and sang ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’” DuBose said. “And then you got a free ...

From the very first notes of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” the tone was set. Audience members rose to their feet with reverence, many placing hands over their hearts or lifting them toward the ...