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Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., says he plans to introduce a resolution this week to designate "Lift Every Voice And Sing"-- also known as the Black national anthem -- as the official national hymn. It ...

LOS ANGELES — The Black national anthem was born more than a century ago, but the popular hymn within the African American community called “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has resurrected a beacon of hope ...

The Best of AJC Black History Month: This story originally ran on Feb. 1, 2018, as part of AJC Sepia’s Black History Month Series. Every morning, the kids at the Johnson Learning Center stand up and ...

Every morning, the kids at the Johnson Learning Center stand up and sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Andrew Young, some 70 years their senior, smiles at the image. It is the same thing he did as a ...

House Majority Whip James Clyburn says he will introduce a plan to name the “black national anthem” as the official hymn of the United States in order to show unity. “To make it a national hymn, I ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — “Lift Every Voice,” also known as the Black national anthem, has taken on a new life the past few years, heard anywhere from church pews to sports stadiums and even Capitol Hill ...

Mourners sing 'We Shall Overcome' outside the historic Emanuel AME Church(Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images) How did a simple hymn rise to become a world-wide civil rights anthem, described by the US ...