WASHINGTON (RNS) — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is a hymn many African Americans of older generations just know. They’d sung it in church, learned it in school and stood for what is dubbed the ...

The National Football League (NFL) did not replace the U.S. national anthem with “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a song known as the “Black national anthem,” contrary to some online posts. Both songs ...

The National Football League (NFL) said it did not ban “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a song referred to as the “Black national anthem,” from its games, contrary to what posts online say. Posts on ...