Grammy award-winning singer Ledisi, a New Orleans native, delivered a powerful rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — widely known as the Black national anthem — during the pregame ...

For five years the “Black National Anthem” has been sung at the Super Bowl. Every single one of those five years, the decision to include the anthem has been a point of controversy. Some ...

NORMAL — At just 16 years old, Gabrielle "Gabby" Johnson of Normal has had the honor of singing the Black national anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," at multiple local events. Johnson, a ...

For a long time, entertainment and sports have shared a mutually beneficial relationship, with each enhancing the other’s ...