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HERO: Kari Lake REFUSES to stand for ‘Black National Anthem’ at Super Bowl
Post Millennial ^ | Feb 12, 2023 | Staff

Posted on 02/13/2023 7:37:40 AM PST by Red Badger

The 19th-century hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing" dubbed the "Black National Anthem," was performed by Sheryl Lee Ralph before the American National Anthem and "America the Beautiful" as part of the opening ceremonies of the game.

Former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake remained seated while the “Black National Anthem” was performed during Super Bowl LVII on Sunday.

The 19th-century hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing" dubbed the "black national anthem," was performed by actress and singer Sheryl Lee Ralph before the American National Anthem and "America the Beautiful" as part of the opening ceremonies of the game.

A picture of Lake seated outside a luxury box at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, reportedly taken during the performance of the song, circulated on social media Sunday evening.

Lake did stand for the American National Anthem, performed by country artist Chris Stapleton, and "America the Beautiful" performed by R&B artist Babyface. Lake wrote on Twitter, "I’m just here for THE National Anthem."

The NFL began performing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" during the 2020 football season following the death of George Floyd.

While some believe that the label "black national anthem" is racist, others argue that the message of the lyrics and the history of the song is not divisive.

The Kansas City Chiefs went on to beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Sunday night’s contest 38-35.


TOPICS: Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: georgefloyd; kari; karilake; lake; race; trumplake2024
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To: Chgogal

Either way, it doesn’t matter. tired of all the stunts that make folks cheer when they’ve done Nothing, not a single politically important thing.
We get stoked by words and platitudes and call it fighting. YAWN. I wish they’d all shut up and DO something and until they do, they can kiss my vote goodbye.
I vote for leadership, not reality TV speeches and pandering.


61 posted on 02/13/2023 10:40:17 AM PST by M_Continuum
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Yes!


62 posted on 02/13/2023 10:42:12 AM PST by Exit148
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To: Red Badger
To show how disingenuous and deceptive the fake news media is, here's more of that picture



While Kari Lake is quietly sitting notice the girl 2 rows ahead of her standing, but too preoccupied texting on her phone to pay attention and reflect on the significance of this song. As if she's just pretending to be respectful. Funny how the woketards haven't gotten their panties in a wad (poor choice of words when dealing with this particular demographic?🤔) over such a blatant lack of respect.
63 posted on 02/13/2023 1:43:32 PM PST by Impala64ssa (If a liar's pants really did catch on fire CBC, ABC, CNN and MSNBC would be more fun to watch)
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