Coco Jones will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at the Super Bowl LX preshow on February 8th, a defining moment in a landmark season. Hegseth’s changing story on the Caribbean strike Kenny Chesney ...

Coco Jones recently released a holiday song and returned for season 4 of Bel-Air, but as her debut album title suggests, Why Not More? More has come in the form of an announcement about the lineup for ...

The Super Bowl pregame show will open with a trio of standout performers in Northern California: Charlie Puth will hit the stage to sing the national anthem, Brandi Carlile will take on “America the ...

Blair Hailey performs "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of Bayou Classic, celebrating the song’s 125th anniversary. Supreme Court Deals Major Blow to Trump Removal What we know about the California ...

Singer Laurin Talese responded after her rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” ruffled some feathers to kick off the 2025 NFL season. Talese, 43, performed the song, often referred to as the Black ...

At age 5, Aquil Sudah first heard the “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” or as he prefers to call it, the Black National Anthem. The hymn, written by James Weldon Johnson and composed by J. Rosamond Johnson ...

PHILADELPHIA — It’s a Wednesday afternoon in Toronto, the end of the Washington Nationals’ first road trip of the season. Ninth inning, two outs, time to pack for the airport. But James Wood has one ...

Why a Black National Anthem? For folks who say that there should be one national anthem, I say, why? There is nothing wrong with having more than one national anthem. There was a time when African ...

Why a Black National Anthem? For white racists to say that there should be one national anthem, I say no to their argument. There is nothing wrong with having more than one national anthem. There was ...

Those who tuned in early on Super Bowl Sunday heard a musical plea for unity and resilience that echoed with a Berkshire connection. Since 2021, pregame ceremonies for football’s biggest night have ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — It is a hymn once sung by Black servicemen on the war front, but is now a staple of pregame Super Bowl ceremonies — sparking controversy for some and feelings of resilience for ...