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Vanessa Williams to sing 'Black national anthem' for Capitol Fourth celebration
The Hill ^ | 07/03/21 | Celine Castronuovo

Posted on 07/03/2021 9:37:32 AM PDT by McGruff

American actress and vocalist Vanessa Williams will be performing the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” widely known as the Black National Anthem, while hosting PBS’ 41st annual “A Capitol Fourth” celebration airing Sunday.

Williams in an interview with The Associated Press published Friday said that she will be singing the anthem as a way to promote Juneteenth during the show, which has been pre-recorded due to the pandemic but will have a live fireworks presentation.

“It’s in celebration of the wonderful opportunity that we now have to celebrate Juneteenth. So we are reflective of the times,” she said,

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: anthem; july4th
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1 posted on 07/03/2021 9:37:32 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

Neosegregationists

Millioniares crying how unfair life has been to them


3 posted on 07/03/2021 9:39:27 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
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Williams in an interview with The Associated Press published Friday said that she will be singing the anthem as a way to promote Juneteenth


That’s funny, I thought we were celebrating Independence Day on the 4th of July, not ‘Juneteenth’.


4 posted on 07/03/2021 9:40:21 AM PDT by hanamizu
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To: McGruff

“Widely known”

As in only the past year of riots and civil unrest. What a load of crap!


5 posted on 07/03/2021 9:40:40 AM PDT by rfreedom4u ("You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas")
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To: McGruff

Just sick!


6 posted on 07/03/2021 9:41:55 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: a fool in paradise

‘Millioniares crying how unfair life has been to them’

Lotta them are white-self loathing.


7 posted on 07/03/2021 9:42:18 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (1)
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To: McGruff

She can go to whatever country she thinks that song belongs to, but it isn’t America.


8 posted on 07/03/2021 9:42:35 AM PDT by CodeToad (Arm up! They Have!)
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To: hanamizu

The only thing to celebrate on Juneteenth is the execution of the Rosenbergs for treason.
I’ll be frying a couple of burgers every Juneteenth to celebrate.


9 posted on 07/03/2021 9:42:58 AM PDT by Kozak (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TV)
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To: McGruff

Lift Every Voice and Sing is a Christian song.

It talks about faith, the white gleam of our bright star, staying true to God and to our native land.

It’d never make it past the leftist censors if it were written today.


10 posted on 07/03/2021 9:43:03 AM PDT by ifinnegan ( Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: McGruff

“promoting Juneteenth” — At our NATIONAL DAY of celebrating our INDEPENDENCE? That is just SO WRONG.

The “black ‘national anthem’” — That is EVEN MORE WRONG.

Obama sure poured a tanker truck full of gasoline on race relations and lit it.


11 posted on 07/03/2021 9:44:04 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“I’m not a conspiracy theorist....but, I don’t believe in coincidences, either.” ~ Steve Bannon)
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OK. On the 4th of July, Independence Day, she will sing the black national anthem to promote juneteenff.

They hate the USA and don’t care if everyone knows it.


12 posted on 07/03/2021 9:44:53 AM PDT by I want the USA back (The government under democrats is a criminal enterprise.)
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To: hanamizu

Tell her that Juneteenth did not mark the end of slavery in the United States. Tell her to ask Joe Biden why Deleware kept their slaves after Juneteenth. Tell her to ask the indigenous peoples why they held their slaves years after Juneteenth.


13 posted on 07/03/2021 9:45:10 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
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14 posted on 07/03/2021 9:45:20 AM PDT by Autonomous User (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: McGruff

Can’t touch this by MC Hammer?


15 posted on 07/03/2021 9:46:34 AM PDT by Bloodandgravy (The mob is the mother of tyrants)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Al Franken is bitter that he never got billions for his own hustler shakedown attempts. He took the corporate checks and moved onto other companies to target.


16 posted on 07/03/2021 9:46:52 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
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To: McGruff
The Biden 4th is a celebration of the destruction of the USA. Watch almost anything else.
17 posted on 07/03/2021 9:47:27 AM PDT by Truth29
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To: McGruff

Anything to promote racial hatred. That is all this crappola is about. And, anyone promoting this is a racist.


19 posted on 07/03/2021 9:47:32 AM PDT by bobbo666 (wokies)
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Black nation anthem.... Geez why don’t these people just go establish their own country somewhere. They could call it Liberia or something like that. They do seem to want to self-segregate. Disappointed in Vanessa Williams... have loved her since her display in Penthouse back in the day.


20 posted on 07/03/2021 9:47:36 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.d)
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