2021 Super Bowl Kicks Off With ‘Black National Anthem’

Populist Press ^ | 02/07/2021

[SeekAndFind]

Super Bowl 55 kicked off Sunday with recording artist Alicia Keys singing the so-called black national anthem, “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” along with a poem.

Hitmaker Alicia Keys was tasked with a virtual performance of the 121-year-old spiritual song that has come to be known alternately as the “black national anthem” after being introduced in 1899 for Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. The poem read in 1899 was set to music in 1900.

[dfwgator]

That’s exactly what will happen if Puerto Rico is a state, Spanish will become an official language, and every sign will have to be in English and Spanish.

[GnuThere]

I fortunately had the sound off - it looked very dystopian. 🤢

[dfwgator]

His ‘FRO just makes him look like a ‘70s disco freak :p

Or the drummer of Grand Funk Railroad...

[The Duke]

Darn, and I missed that too!?!!? :O </sarcasm>

[Chickensoup]

The nurse who flipped the coin was lesbian as if that was a thing.

[Bikkuri]

I caught up on Blue Bloods (ep1-ep6).
Man, they must be pushing Tom Selleck hard... for the first time on that series, they said B*tch and SOB (not the acronym) multiple times, and B*stard 1 or 2 times. I am sure Tom put up a fight about it, but obviously lost :/

[Chickensoup]

I went on the net to hear what this weekend sounds like. Uses electronics to echo and assist a very unremarkable voice and talent

[GnuThere]

So has the Australian Open, based on their promo ads.
You wouldn’t know any white players are down there.

I guess I’ll watch the alpine sports while it’s still winter.

[Zathras]

Just when you thought professional sports couldn’t get in a bigger train wreck, they decide to go Nuclear on themselves.

[2CAVTrooper]

Ayers Kaserne in Kirchgoens?

[crusty old prospector]

I want to go back to “Up With People.”

[Bikkuri]

Yup.. FDC... made the recruiter PROMISE me that whatever MOS he put me in, it had no math (I hate math).. I got FDC >.<

[Starcitizen]

Schloss Kaserne in Butzbach prior to that. Loved it.

[2CAVTrooper]

“Did they also play the real one? Or was it only the black one?”

The real one kinda sucked IMO.

It was sung by two no talent hacks I’ve never heard of.... I was like WTH did I just listen to? The only worthwhile part was the fly over.

The best was probably from Superbowl XXXIX

https://youtu.be/9ETrr-XHBjE

Clean, simple, to the point.

[cport]

And the year before that, Prince blew everyone away. Foo Fighters and Jimi Hendrix covers, Proud Mary, etc. he put on a show that was better than the game. Amazing guitarist. RIP

[oldenuff35]

I agree. This was a non event.

[oldenuff35]

“They also just announced they are donating $250 million to BLM”

I protest BLM, burn loot and murder, with 139 grains at a time.

I support equality and have for decades but stop at equal. If anyone wants to suppress the rights of others I stand tall, firm and well armed against that.

[2CAVTrooper]

There was at least one kneeler, all you saw was a top of a forehead and some knappy hair before the camera quickly changed views.

I think it was that little punk Mathieu but not 100% though.

[dougherty]

As always, I went shopping during this garbage, best time to go as I practically had the store all to myself.

[alexander_busek]

Super Bowl 55 kicked off Sunday with recording artist Alicia Keys singing the so-called black national anthem, “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” along with a poem.

QUESTION from someone with no understanding of sports:

Did the folks in the grandstands and the players on the field STAND or KNEEL during the singing of this "Black" national anthem?

What would have happened if some prominent person had KNEELED - e.g., to protest Black-on-White shootings (which NO ONE could suggest were good)?

Regards,