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ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports on how the anniversary of the hymn has been marked in the US… Washington DC, USRNS Lift Every Voice and Sing is a hymn many African Americans of older generations just know. They’d sung it in church, learned it in school and stood for what is dubbed […]
President Trump met the new leader of Syria on Wednesday, one day after announcing a plan to lift sanctions on that country — a move that could ease the economic stranglehold on a nation battered by civil war and sectarian strife. It was the first time in 25 years that the two countries’ leaders had […]
President Trump said on Tuesday that he would lift U.S. sanctions on Syria, throwing an economic lifeline to a country devastated by nearly 14 years of civil war and decades of dictatorship under the Assad family. Mr. Trump was expected to meet for the first time with Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Shara, on Wednesday in […]
President Donald Trump has said the US has “no stronger partner” than Saudi Arabia during his first major foreign trip – a whirlwind visit of Gulf countries mainly focused on shoring up investment. Speaking in Riyadh, the US president also pledged to lift all sanctions against Syria, saying it was now time for the country […]
American presidents have been visiting Saudi Arabia for decades, and the trips have often produced memorable moments — some dramatic, others downright odd. As President Trump returns to Saudi Arabia, here is a look back at four moments from past presidential trips to visit leaders of the oil-rich Gulf state. 2022: The Biden Fist Bump […]
The Chinese national flag fluttering with the Lujiazui Financial District in the background. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Financial institutions are rethinking their China calls after a surprise trade truce between Washington and Beijing, raising both the country’s growth forecasts as well as stock market outlooks. On Monday, the U.S. and China […]
Russia Unleashes Iskander-M Missile & 86 Drones On Ukraine As Kyiv Strikes Cause Blackouts Russia launched 86 drones and an Iskander-M missile in overnight strikes on Ukraine, targeting Kharkiv and Dnipro. Ukrainian forces shot down 42 drones, while 26 failed to reach targets. At least eight civilians were injured, and infrastructure was severely damaged. Meanwhile, […]
The Kremlin released a final statement following talks with US representatives in Saudi Arabia, outlining its conditions for a maritime truce with Ukraine. According to Russia’s statement, the agreement will take effect only after: Sanctions on Rosselkhozbank and other financial institutions that facilitate international trade in food and fertilizers are lifted These financial institutions are […]
Singer Ledisi performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which is widely known as the Black national anthem, at the start of the 2025 Super Bowl on Sunday. “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has a short Super Bowl history, but the song itself has been around since 1900, when it was first performed by a choir of […]
More than a century after the NAACP adopted “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as the “Black national anthem,” the song has sparked social media-fueled backlash in the lead-up to Sunday’s Super Bowl in New Orleans. Rep. Lauren Boebert said on X that there’s “ONE NATIONAL ANTHEM.” Another critic . . .