Angel Reese opens up on singing Black National Anthem while Fever fans booed her
The NAACP says the hymn began as a poem written in 1900 by James Weldon Johnson, with music composed by his brother, John Rosamond Johnson. A choir of 500 schoolchildren first performed it publicly in Jacksonville, Florida, for a celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.The song has also been part of WNBA Juneteenth programming in recent years. Still, Reese seemed to acknowledge the allegations anyway after the game."Obviously, there's no place in this league for that," Reese said at that time.
- ▪The NAACP says the hymn began as a poem written in 1900 by James Weldon Johnson, with music composed by his brother, John Rosamond Johnson.
- ▪A choir of 500 schoolchildren first performed it publicly in Jacksonville, Florida, for a celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.The song has also been part of WNBA Juneteenth programming in recent years.
- ▪Still, Reese seemed to acknowledge the allegations anyway after the game."Obviously, there's no place in this league for that," Reese said at that time.
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OutKick Sports Angel Reese opens up on singing Black National Anthem while Fever fans booed her Reese told reporters the moment was 'for the ones that walked for me' after hearing loud boos in Indiana By Jackson Thompson OutKick Published June 20, 2026 8:15pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video WNBA champion opens up on Caitlin Clark's impact on the league Seattle Storm player Lexie Brown spoke about how the WNBA has changed since Caitlin Clark's debut in 2024. Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese was seen singing the Black National Anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at the home of Caitlin Clark and Indiana Fever earlier on Thursday, just ahead of Juneteenth.
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