We mark the birthday of Katharine Lee Bates, the author of the poem, “America the Beautiful.” She was a writer, teacher, anti ...

We need "America the Beautiful," just like every other country needs an anthem, to evoke a sense of collective belonging and shared values as we face the challenges ahead.

America!/May God thy gold refine,” she wrote of Gilded Age inequality. Her first draft also included the words “till selfish gain no longer stain the banner of the free,” words she later ...

This summer, America's Got Talent alum Kodi Lee brought everyone together with an epic rendition of "America the Beautiful" that is unequivocally him! In a July 4 Instagram video, the 29-year-old ...