The Kansas City Chiefs are looking to make history tonight when they take on the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 59. After defeating the Eagles in 2023 and retaining the Vince Lombardi trophy ...

Added another: “No other sports league tries to force a “Black National Anthem” down peoples’ throats.” ‘I haven’t watched football ever since they started disrespecting the National ...

"Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," a song often called the Black national anthem, was sung before the Super Bowl for the fifth year in a row Sunday. This year, Grammy winner Ledisi was given the honor ...

The Black National Anthem is sung in churches, schools and communities around the country, and this marks the fifth year the song will be sung at NFL’s biggest night. The tradition of singing ...

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Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Ledisi will perform the Black national anthem at the 2025 Super Bowl. For the fifth year in a row, the Super Bowl pregame show will feature a performance of ...

Meanwhile, there is one thing that "The Star-Spangled Banner," the U.S. national anthem, and "Lift Every Voice and Sing," the "Black national anthem," have in common, Warfield said. They're both ...

NFL fans are voicing their outrage and calling for a Super Bowl boycott after news broke that “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” known as the “Black national anthem,” will be performed before ...

In 1920, the NAACP, then chiefly a Black organization, adopted the song as “The Negro National Anthem.” And a chorus of 500 Black children first performed the song during a celebration of ...

Prior to kick-off, the national anthem and black national anthem will be performed, the latter of which has been the centre of much debate since its introduction in 2020. Ahead of Super Bowl 59 ...