The Black national anthem has been a mainstay for NFL events since the 2020 season, following a summer of racial tensions across the U.S. The song has been performed at Super Bowls and draft events.

There might not be a more polarizing pre-event song these days than “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which is also referred to as the “Black National Anthem.” The MAGA crowd tends to hate it ...

But fans back home were left seething over the 'gentrified' rendition of the song. 'They got whites singing Lift Every Voice and Sing? They done gentrified the Black national anthem,' one ...

"Lift Every Voice and Sing," often called the "Black national anthem," was performed ... love and find their place in the lyrics, in the harmony of the song," Jones said. For the performance ...