Before the Tennessee Titans officially selected Cam Ward with the No. 1 pick of the NFL Draft on Thursday night, the Black national anthem was performed on stage in Green Bay. The James Weldon ...

Singer and songwriter Stephen Wilson Jr. sings the National Anthem prior to the beginning of the 2025 NFL Draft. Tom Pelissero discusses which quarterbacks could be drafted Day 3 of '25 draft.

Folks on both sides of the discussion — those who like the song and those who don't — were not happy with the NFL Thursday.

It's a song with a moniker — the "Black national anthem" — that stirs emotions throughout the U.S. But few people know that "Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn written in 1900 by James Weldon ...

The highly anticipated 2025 NFL draft will begin on Thursday night ... the festivities will feature a national anthem performance from American country rock artist Stephen Wilson Jr. "Honored ...

there were nearly as many fans on social media who were just as confused as they were frustrated by the NFL’s decision. “First. Who??? Second. Why does there need to be a national anthem at a ...