The Black National Anthem is a tribute to the struggle against the laws and social racism directed at people’s skin color and lack of class privilege.

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

Because that is what people don’t seem to understand ... Some will argue that acknowledging the Black national anthem does not take away from the national anthem. They will say that recognizing ...

Because that is what people don't seem to understand ... Some will argue that acknowledging the Black national anthem does not take away from the national anthem. They will say that recognizing ...

Columnist Ed Pratt's notes that even though Black History Month is ending, there are plenty of Black experts on just about ...

The Black National Anthem — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — is a hymn written as a poem by then-NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) in 1900. His brother John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954), ...

TULSA ― A local historian grew up listening to the story of how her great-aunt survived the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by ...

The Black National Anthem is a tribute to that struggle and success. Black people did not get full citizenship until the passage of the 1968 Civil Rights Act. That is why we sing the Black ...

Work to remove Black Lives Matter Plaza began Monday, a day after more than 50 members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity gathered ...

Because that is what people don’t seem to understand ... Some will argue that acknowledging the Black national anthem does not take away from the national anthem. They will say that recognizing ...

Colin Kaepernick's lead in standing up against fascism, sexism, and racism. Celebrate our heroes, fight for human rights, and ...