On this day 125 years ago the Black National Anthem was first performed, written by James Weldon Johnson and with music ...

During Donald Trump’s recent public appearance with Benjamin Netanyahu, the U.S. leader declared that Gaza’s Palestinian ...

Jon Batiste talks about performing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Super Bowl in New Orleans, his future with the Kennedy Center, and more ...

I went to turn on the NFL’s “last game of the season,” the only game I was willing to watch after having boycotted the entire 2024 season.

Jon Batiste opened Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans with a rendition of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' kicking off a rematch between ...

Jon Batiste performed the National Anthem at the Super Bowl, and released new projects: ‘My United States’ and a special ...

Before 'The Star-Spangled Banner' was the national anthem, 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' was the Black national anthem. This year, it turns 125.

President Donald Trump released a powerful statement on unity before attending Super Bowl LIX, but it seems like not everyone got the memo.

Ledisi, who is a Grammy Award-winning singer cum songwriter, delivered her rendition of Lift Every Voice and Sing at the ...

Salutations!,” the actor Samuel L. Jackson dressed as Uncle Sam introduced Kendrick Lamar at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome for the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show. It was a powerful, commanding ...

Now that he’s performing at the Super Bowl, it seems like he’s inherited a no-win situation for all the conflicted ...

A leftist writer mocked the MAGA "Cult of the White Whine" and touted the Super Bowl for showcasing "black excellence" in a racist screed.