calling certain lyrics of “The Star-Spangled Banner” — written in 1814 long before the song became the national anthem — racist and anti-Black.) Gerald Early, professor of African and ...
Gabby Johnson said the lyrics to the traditional U.S. national anthem ... feel prideful of your Black skin," she said. Gabby Johnson also has written the lyrics and music for a song of her ...
Why a Black National Anthem ... John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954), wrote and composed the music and arrangements for the ...