Congress passes the first Fugi­tive Slave Law. The law made it easier for a slave owner to re-take control of a slave who had ...

There will be a special choral prayer service at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, commemorating the Rev. Absalom Jones, who was born into slavery and became the first African ...

By Christine WeertsSpecial to the Selma Times JournalThis year marks the 125th anniversary of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” ...

Some right-wingers charged that the performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the Super Bowl promoted "segregation.

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

Ledisi, who is a Grammy Award-winning singer cum songwriter, delivered her rendition of Lift Every Voice and Sing at the Super Bowl today, sparking a frenzy on social media.

The revolution’s about to be televised,” Kendrick Lamar bellowed near the start of Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show. “You ...

Atlanta may not be able to claim to have had as much cultural influence on Super Bowl 59 as the city did in 2024, when Usher’s record-breaking halftime performance “turned the world into the A.” ...

The 52-year-old sang while dressed all in white and assisted by a choir of 125 high school students from New Orleans.

Grammy award-winning vocalist and New Orleans native Ledisi delivered a captivating performance of the "Black National Anthem ...

She was joined during the pregame by youth choir members to perform the song, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary.