Nature, in her bounty, has provided an endless supply of things for the right and the left to argue about. Big things, like the annexation of Greenland. Little things — like a song. "Lift Every Voice ...

If there is any lingering controversy surrounding this year’s version of the most unifying American cultural event—the Superbowl—it has nothing to do with football. Rather, it’s the residue of a ...

Some of us have always felt in the pit of our stomach that Francis Scott Key’s “The Star-Spangled Banner” is a tad too, well, American-y. Fortunately, we’ve always had “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — ...

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) criticized football fans who attended the Super Bowl and did not stand at attention for the performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which he referred to as the “Negro ...

A Democratic congressman raised some eyebrows online Sunday when he took a shot at the Super Bowl crowd in Las Vegas, saying very few fans stood for the singing of "Lift Every Voice and Sing," calling ...

For five years the “Black National Anthem” has been sung at the Super Bowl. Every single one of those five years, the decision to include the anthem has been a point of controversy. Some people who ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. My daughters will testify that I don’t play regarding “Lift Every Voice ...