NFL Begins Super Bowl With Black National Anthem

“Lift Every Voice and Sing,” The 19th century hymn “The” “black national anthem,” This Sunday’s opening Super Bowl Sheryl Lee Ralph, an actress and singer, sang the song. This was before the official national Anthem. “America the Beautiful.”

“Spoiler Alert: The people pushing the “Black National Anthem” aren’t trying to unify the country, they’re trying to divide it,” Tweeted ALX
 

Spoiler Alert: These are the people who push the “Black National Anthem” aren’t trying to unify the country, they’re trying to divide it.

— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) February 12, 2023

“Starting Super Bowl with the black national anthem and starting Super Bowl week honoring Mahomes and Hurts as black QBs is an odd way to build a color-blind society, the NFL’s purported mission,” One user wrote a tweet.
 

It is odd to start Super Bowl with the black national Anthem, and start Super Bowl week honoring Mahomes or Hurts as black QBs. This contradicts the NFL’s stated mission of creating a color-blind society. https://t.co/Xy1re2KBGI

— Bobby Burack (@burackbobby_) February 12, 2023

“Kari Lake remained seated during the Black National Anthem,” tweeted Citizen Free Press.
 

Kari Lake sat in the Black National Anthem. ahref=”https://t.co/LGv6B9BHPw”>pic.twitter.com/LGv6B9BHPw

— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) February 13, 2023

Many believe that the message of the lyrics and the history behind the song make it a good choice to play at Super Bowl. Others believe that the title of “black national anthem” Is racist.

“America only has ONE NATIONAL ANTHEM. Why is the NFL trying to divide us by playing multiple!?,” Lauren Boebert, Republican Rep., wrote on Twitter. “Do football, not wokeness.”
 

America has only one NATIONAL ANTHEM.

The NFL is trying to divide us with multiple games!?

Don’t wake up, but play football.

— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) February 12, 2023

Kevin Sorbo, actor, called the anthem “racist and divisive.”
 

The @NFL will play the black national anthem prior to the Super Bowl. This seems racist and divisive.

— Kevin Sorbo (@ksorbs) February 12, 2023

Human Events Daily Jack Posobiec The situation was made fun of by the author, who said “The only thing that can unite America forever is creating separate national anthems for each different ethnic group. I demand each one be played before every game. Especially the Superbowl.”
 

Only one thing can unify America forever: separate national anthems to each ethnic group

I insist that each one be played before any other game

Superbowl, in particular.

— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) February 12, 2023

People on the other side of this debate focused their attention on the message of that song.

Matt Mikalatos, screenwriter, wrote. “What’s especially baffling to me is Christians complaining about a hymn playing before the Super Bowl. Maybe they should reflect on the lyrics,” He said it, and included a screenshot of the lyrics.
 

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” (the “Black National Anthem”) has been playing before *every* NFL game this season.

It’s particularly strange to me that Christians complain about a hymn being played before the Super Bowl. Perhaps they should reexamine the lyrics. pic.twitter.com/xIe2vtxAhE

— Matt Mikalatos (@mattmikalatos) February 12, 2023

Forbes writer Exavier Romero said, “It’s informally called the Black National Anthem, but that’s not the name of the song & when the song is referenced by Black people, we use the formal title of the song. Also, to refuse the song is to dismiss its origin, history, its lineage, & all the reasons it STILL matters.”
 

It’s informally called the Black National Anthem, but that’s not the name of the song & when the song is referenced by Black people, we use the formal title of the song. Also, to refuse the song is to dismiss its origin, history, it’s lineage, & all the reasons it STILL matters https://t.co/QSMVIIoimf

— 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞 (@exavierpope) February 12, 2023

“If conservatives would pull their head out of their ass long enough to just listen to the black national anthem they would find out it’s a Christian hymn about conservative values. But no keep being jackasses and giving the Democrats another win,” Commenter 2
 

If conservatives would pull their head out of their ass long enough to just listen to the black national anthem they would find out it’s a Christian hymn about conservative values. Don’t be a jackass and give the Democrats another win. https://t.co/KecnJiOOIn

— Rachael (@Rachael_wv) February 12, 2023

According to Fox NewsThe NFL is now available “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Following George Floyd’s death, the 2020 football season will be his last.

Chris Stapleton, a country artist, will sing the official national anthem. “America the Beautiful” Babyface, an R&B artist, will perform.

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