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spaceshipsandpurpledrank · 2 months

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STOP YAPPING AND GET IN THE FUCKING BOOTH

#talkin #tik tok #racism #white people #black national anthem

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theconcealedweapon · 3 months

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People are angry about Lift Every Voice And Sing being performed at the Super Bowl because "we only have one national anthem and that's not it".

But they didn't complain about America The Beautiful being performed, which is also not our national anthem.

I wonder what the difference is.

#racism #super bowl #black national anthem #andra day

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odinsblog · 1 year

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Racists be like, “Please stop singing the non-racist anthem! Can’t we just go back to the quietly racist anthem?”

Although “The Star-Spangled Banner” and all of its verses were immediately famous, Key’s overt racism prevented it from becoming the national anthem while he was alive, Morley wrote. There was no official anthem, and many people chose to sing other songs, like “My Country ‘Tis of Thee.”

 Key’s anthem gained popularity over time, particularly among post-Reconstruction White Southerners and the military. In the early 20th Century, all but the first verse were cut — not for their racism, but for their anti-British bent. The United Kingdom was by then an ally.

After the misery of World War I, the lyrics were again controversial for their violence. But groups like the United Daughters of the Confederacy fought back, pushing for the song to be made the official national anthem. In 1931, President Herbert Hoover made it so. 

“The elevation of the banner from popular song to official national anthem was a neo-Confederate political victory, and it was celebrated as such,” Morley wrote. “When supporters threw a victory parade in Baltimore in June 1931, the march was led by a color guard hoisting the Confederate flag.”

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dontmeantobepoliticalbut · 1 year

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Representative Lauren Boebert, a Colorado Republican, took to Twitter on Sunday afternoon to complain about the Black National Anthem being performed during the Super Bowl.

Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph is slated to perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing," colloquially known as the Black National Anthem, ahead of the Sunday night football game. The song, written more than 100 years ago, emerged as a rallying cry during the civil rights movement, according to the NAACP. The NFL began including the song in its games following the Black Lives Matter protests that occurred during the summer of 2020, but the move has faced backlash from some conservatives.

Boebert became the latest prominent Republican to criticize the National Football League (NFL) over the song's inclusion, which will be performed alongside the "Star-Spangled Banner" and "America the Beautiful." The GOP lawmaker accused the league of attempting to "divide" Americans by including the Black National Anthem in the performance lineup.

"America only has ONE NATIONAL ANTHEM," she tweeted. "Why is the NFL trying to divide us by playing multiple!? Do football, not wokeness."

Critics argued, however, that Boebert's tweet was more divisive than the inclusion of the performance. Condé Nast editor Luke Zaleski accused Boebert of "gaslighting" viewers.

"The gaslighting is the fact that she's using the concept of unity to divide. She's doing what she's accusing the NFL of. It's a fake grievance contrived to irk and produce the effect of further fracturing society," Zaleski tweeted.

"It's black history month. The song is meaningful to African Americans. It's also a historic game with 2 black quarterbacks, the first time ever. Get over yourself and your ridiculous white grievances. If you don't like it, don't watch. Simple," another Twitter user tweeted on Sunday in response to Boebert.

Other conservatives have previously criticized the NFL over the song. In 2021, Fox News host Sean Hannity decried a performance as an attempt to "inject politics into sports." Several conservative pundits also complained when Vanessa Williams performed the song during a PBS Fourth of July special that same year.

WHAT IS THE BLACK NATIONAL ANTHEM?

NAACP leader James Weldon Smith first wrote "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in 1900. His brother, John Rosamond Johnson, composed the music for its lyrics, according to the NAACP.

The song was first performed by students at a segregated school in Jacksonville, Florida, to celebrate the birthday of President Abraham Lincoln, who presided over the emancipation of slaves during the American Civil War, according to the NAACP.

The song became a landmark of African American culture. According to Time magazine, it was performed during meetings in which civil rights leaders planned the Montgomery Bus Boycott and has been quoted in speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Following the 2020 racial protests after the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police, the NFL sought to confront what many players have described as systemic racism following years of protests.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told The New York Times in 2021 that the inclusion of the song is "an opportunity to highlight messages that are important to the league, players and personnel and our communities."

"We've seen tremendous work done by our players to make an impact, and we can increase that through the high-visibility platform that the NFL provides," he said.

Newsweek reached out to Boebert's press office for further comment.

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mos-twin-mattress · 6 months

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Lift Every Voice and SING

Lift every voice and sing,

'Til earth and heaven ring,

Ring with the harmonies of Liberty;

Let our rejoicing rise

High as the list'ning skies,

Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.

Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,

Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;

Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,

Let us march on 'til victory is won.

Stony the road we trod,

Bitter the chastening rod,

Felt in the days when hope unborn had died;

Yet with a steady beat,

Have not our weary feet

Come to the place for which our fathers sighed?

We have come over a way that with tears has been watered,

We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered,

Out from the gloomy past,

'Til now we stand at last

Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.

God of our weary years,

God of our silent tears,

Thou who has brought us thus far on the way;

Thou who has by Thy might

Led us into the light,

Keep us forever in the path, we pray.

Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee,

our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee;

Shadowed beneath Thy hand,

May we forever stand,

True to our God,

True to our native land.

Written by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900, this poem is often regarded as "The Black National Anthem"

His brother, John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954), composed the music

Now more than ever I find myself listening to and humming this song.

I may no longer believe in God to the extent I did growing up, but I do believe that we will be lead from this dark place, it might be a long hard road yet to trod, but we will do it, we WILL make it through!

Our voices WILL be heard!

#black national anthem #black solidarity #black pride #black culture #black is beautiful #we will rise #lift EVERY voice and SING

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uvmagazine · 1 year

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#sheryl lee ralph #superbowl #super bowl lvii #superbowl 2023 #lift every voice #Black national anthem

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13mtm80 · 1 year

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[CC] ASL Performances at the Super Bowl 2023

Justina Miles with Sheryl Lee Ralph

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Colin Denny with Babyface & Troy Kotsur with Chris Stapleton

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panafrocore · 1 month

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The Origin and Impact of "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” holds a significant place in American history as a powerful hymn with lyrics penned by James Weldon Johnson and music composed by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson. This deeply meaningful composition emerged from the context of Black Americans in the late 19th century, serving as a prayer of gratitude to God and a plea for faithfulness and freedom. Its poignant imagery…

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#African American culture #African American history #African Americans #African hymn #Black African hymn #Black national anthem #Lift Every Voice and Sing #Negro national anthem #the Black national anthem

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tjeromebaker · 2 months

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The Black National Anthem: Lift Every Voice And Sing by James Weldon Johnson #BlackHistoryMonth

Here is the poem that inspired the Anthem: James Weldon Johnson, 1871 –1938 Source: Poets.org Read poems by James Weldon Johnson Photo credit: Carl Van Vechten James Weldon Johnson was born on June 17, 1871, in Jacksonville, Florida. Johnson was the eldest son of James Johnson, Sr., a head waiter at a hotel, and Helen Louise (née Dillet), a schoolteacher at the Stanton Preparatory School in…

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#Black History Month #Black National Anthem #James Weldon Johnson #Lift Every Voice And Sing #The Black National Anthem

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smcclintonjr · 2 months

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The Rant: Americans, you have an Anthem problem. A Black National Anthem problem that you don't understand.

Let me go in during the 98th Anniversary of Black History Month. Lately, the country has had an issue with a national anthem that is turning heads and epic negativity. What I am referring to of course is “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” You know, the Black National Anthem? If that sounds racist, it is not. Many clearly don’t know what that is and why. They don’t! For those that do understand,…

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#Andra Day #Black Church #Black History Month 2024 #Black National Anthem #James W. Johnson #John R. Johnson #Lack of Understanding #Lift Every Voice and Sing #National Anthem #SuperBowl 58

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spaceshipsandpurpledrank · 2 years

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#talkin #tik tok #cons #spiderman #miles morales #cosplay #black cosplay #black cosplayer #swag surf #nb dni #black national anthem #non black ppl dni #white people dni #nonblacks dni #whites dni #blerdcon

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aylinswan · 18 days

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Money is the anthem of success

So before we go out, what's your address?

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dontmeantobepoliticalbut · 1 year

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Georgia Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was ridiculed after she praised country star Chris Stapleton’s Super Bowl performance for supposedly being anti-woke, not realising he's a supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Ms. Greene praised the singer’s performance while slamming the rest of the pre-game events – Sheryl Lee Ralph sang "Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to as the Black national anthem, and a team of all-female pilots performed a Navy flyover.

“Chris Stapleton just sang the most beautiful national anthem at the Super Bowl. But we could have gone without the rest of the wokeness,” she tweeted after the singer performed The Star-Spangled Banner ahead of the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night.

Ms. Greene appeared to be unaware of Mr Stapleton’s support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

Following the 25 May 2020 murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, Mr. Stapleton appeared on CBS This Morning, saying “do I think Black lives matter? Absolutely ... I don’t know how you could think they don’t”.

“There’s a very broad awakening that’s come about and it’s time for me to listen. It’s time for other folks to listen,” he said at the time. “The country that I thought we were living in was a myth.”

Ms. Greene was subsequently mocked for her lack of understanding, with Twitter users noting Mr. Stapleton’s progressive views, and others asked why Ms. Greene appeared to be bothered by an all-female pilot team. “Chris Stapleton is ‘woke’ as f***, you shrieking harridan,” Dennis Perkins wrote, linking to a country music outlet outlining Mr. Stapleton’s support for the movement.

“MTG is here revealing that when they say ‘woke’ it means they don’t want to see or hear anything about non-white culture,” one Twitter user said.

“Please say what you mean: You could’ve done without the black people,” another added.

“Like the 1st ever all-woman Navy flyover. That’s what you call woke??” a third said.

“.@mtgreene‘s Definition of Woke: A bunch of scary black people singing, dancing, playing football and sitting in Fox sportscaster chairs...” Andy Ostroy wrote.

“Witness when racism never takes a day off. Neanderthals are gonna Neanderthal. The #Wokeness this shitgibbon is referring to is @thesherylralph and @babyface performing. How DARE they show up all black and excellent huh? This thing is a hateful gargoyle,” Yvette Nicole Brown said.

Josef Adalian said, “she means the Black man and woman who sang just before him, and the ASL interpreters who signed the three songs” in response to Ms. Greene’s tweet.

“You clearly know nothing about Chris Stapleton. 100% chance he hates you and he’s a ‘woke’ Black Lives Matter supporter,” one account holder said.

The Independent has reached out to the office of Ms. Greene for comment.

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tariah23 · 3 months

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#because… we wrote one idiot 😭!!!#I guess wp and nbs just learned that black ppl have our own National anthem and are of course spazzing tf out #just… write one?#yourselves??? if this is such a big deal like kskskskskl #there’s no arguing with racists but this is still funny #I saw a few black folks not know about it but they probably either went to white schools or aren’t from America so they missed out on #having to sing lift every voice and sing for 5 days a week 8 years straight #I only sung it for 7 since my 8th grade teacher didn’t care if we did it or not #I just didn’t feel like standing up sorry and I’m sure her lazy ass didn’t either that’s why she didn’t care lmfao #no wait I did do it for 8 years because my mom made my teacher hold me back in 3rd grade 🗿…. so #crying #you can feel the antiblackness roll off of that ‘s’#rambling

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odinsblog · 10 months

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#jill scott #national anthem #blacklivesmatter #essence fest #star spangled banner #tiktok #music #essence fest 2023 #essence festival #black history

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thecolorblindarchive · 4 months

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Lana's Blue Jeans video did in fact shape me as a human

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