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

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

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WASHINGTON — Grammy-winning musician Ledisi performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at the 2025 Super Bowl, delivering a powerful rendition of the song often referred to as the Black national anthem.

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Some Canadians are circulating lists of Canadian products they can buy instead of American items and others are canceling vacation plans to the United States.

Fans at a Toronto Raptors game continued an emerging trend of booing the U.S. national anthem at sports events in Canada ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Opera tenor Christopher Macchio will sing the national anthem at the President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration before a much smaller crowd than he was expecting ...

Martin Luther King Jr. had a deep respect for music as an instrument of change ... Here's a look at 25 of the most enduring civil rights songs, from the song known as the Black National Anthem, "Lift ...

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