If you are Black, you know nearly every word or at least the hook. While Hathaway’s vocals are unforgettable, there’s a minor detail that has gone unknown about his famous song: The year was 1967.

wrote a hymn titled Lift Every Voice and Sing, known today as the Black National Anthem. Originally recited by 500 students at a segregated school, Johnson’s brother, J. Rosamond Johnson ...

Despite the high budget Halftime performances during the interval of the Super Bowl gathering the bulk of the media spotlight, any major US sporting event always kicks-off with a rendition of the ...

While at least one article with the claim labeled itself as satire, some social media posts with the fictional story did not. It's unknown where the rumor originated. A false rumor that Chiefs ...

That being said, I do watch the Super Bowl for cultural moments like the Black national anthem being sung. How the hell is this even a thing? What a repugnant, degenerate thing to do, to split up ...

Now "Lift Every Voice and Sing" - a ballad widely known today as the US black national anthem - has been played ... "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was written in 1900 by civil rights activist James ...

Fans strongly reacted to county singer Jimmy Charles' rendition of the national anthem at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday.