The Massachusetts-based James Weldon Johnson Foundation, named after the poet, civil rights activist, and diplomat himself, organized the performance. In an interview April 27, foundation ...

The country singer-guitarist reinvented the infamously difficult "Star-Spangled Banner" with just his acoustic guitar and deep voice ...

The NFL Draft started with the performance of the Black national anthem on Thursday night. But the song divided fans on social media for a variety of reasons.

Folks on both sides of the discussion — those who like the song and those who don't — were not happy with the NFL Thursday.

Before NFL commissioner Roger Goodell took the stage to announce the first pick, the league tapped Stephen Wilson Jr. to perform the national anthem. Wilson posted on Instagram before his ...

This is the first time an NFL team will play international games on consecutive weekends in different countries ...

Singer and songwriter Stephen Wilson Jr. sings the National Anthem prior to the beginning of the 2025 NFL Draft. Tom Pelissero discusses which quarterbacks could be drafted Day 3 of '25 draft.

It's a song with a moniker — the "Black national anthem" — that stirs emotions throughout the U.S. But few people know that "Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn written in 1900 by James Weldon ...

Being asked to sing the National Anthem is one of a performer’s greatest ... version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the 2025 NFL Draft on Thursday in Green Bay, Wisconsin.