Soon, people began referring to it as the "Black national anthem" or "Negro national anthem," according to Jones. After the choir's performance at the NFL Draft, many took to social media to ...

"Lift Every Voice and Sing," often called the "Black national anthem," was performed at the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay. The song, written by James Weldon Johnson to honor Abraham Lincoln ...

The 2025 NFL Draft kicked off in Green Bay with ... often referred to as the Black national anthem. Some fans were left seething over the “gentrified” rendition of the song.

NFL legend Brett Favre has found himself in the headlines for more than just football. Here's a complete look at his controversies through the years.

“A bad situation for everyone. You just can’t win.” More: NFL national anthem protests continue for Dolphins, Saints in London More: Patriots in shambles? Even Tom Brady couldn't salvage win v ...

At a press conference Monday afternoon in the Oval Office, during which he announced that the 2027 NFL Draft will be held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and touted a new stadium for the ...

The NFL-Trump relationship has come a long way. In 2015, at the height of the #Deflategate scandal, Trump called Goodell “a weak guy,” “a dope,” and “a stupid guy.” Then came the anthem controversy.

Then came the anthem controversy. More recently, the President has repeatedly complained about the NFL's new kickoff formation ... The draft will be held at the National Mall when it heads ...

The Met Gala always brings out A-list celebrities—whether movie stars, media personalities, musicians, or sports figures, there’s no fashion event quite like ...

Shedeur Sanders' slide down the NFL Draft is so epic it is now dividing ... Colin Kaepernick for kneeling during the National Anthem in 2016. Teams, collectively, can be wrong about player evaluation.

On Thursday night thousands gathered in Green Bay, WI for the first round of the 2025 NFL draft. Like every sporting event, the draft kicked off with the national anthem from country music ...