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NFL to play Black national anthem before all major 2021 games, events: Report
The Washington Times ^ | July 15, 2021 | Victor Morton

Posted on 07/16/2021 4:55:17 PM PDT by ebb tide

NFL to play Black national anthem before all major 2021 games, events: Report

The NFL reportedly plans to play the so-called Black national anthem before all its major events in the upcoming season.

As part of a doubling down on its politicking from last season, America’s biggest professional sports league will play “Lift Every Voice And Sing” before all “tentpole events,” according to a report in Front Office Sports.

The site reported, citing unnamed league sources, that those high-profile events will include the NFL Kickoff Game on Sept. 9, all playoff games including the Super Bowl, and the league’s college draft.

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” will not replace the national anthem, but instead be played in addition to it, according to the report.

However, those tentpole events are usually the only ones in which “The Star-Spangled Banner” makes it onto the TV broadcasts.

Meaning that every time the league pipes the national anthem into America’s homes this season, it’ll be accompanied by “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” Front Office Sports explained.

This leaning in on political demands in a politically polarized nation stands in contrast to most other major professional sports leagues, even the NBA, which is removing most of the on-floor social slogans.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bidensfault; blacksupremacy; didyousearch; goodell; nfl; obamasfault; postedseveraltimes; wokeness
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1 posted on 07/16/2021 4:55:17 PM PDT by ebb tide
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To: ebb tide

And to further divide America, please join...


2 posted on 07/16/2021 4:56:19 PM PDT by The Free Engineer
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Horrible news. But I really don’t care because I hate football and never watch. They can wear pink ballet tutus on the the field or play in their jockstraps. No biggie.


3 posted on 07/16/2021 4:57:56 PM PDT by Veto! (Political Correctness Offends Me)
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4 posted on 07/16/2021 4:59:02 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: The Free Engineer

I do think that that is the plan.

Just like in their slaving days, these Dems have to get the rest of America to hate blacks as much as they do. How else do they keep them on their plantation? They could offer hope and prosperity, but jaw jackin’ is cheaper.


5 posted on 07/16/2021 5:01:09 PM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: ebb tide

They ought to all spend the day on their F’ing knees.


6 posted on 07/16/2021 5:01:30 PM PDT by Dogbert41 ("Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled" (Matthew 5:6).)
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To: ebb tide

How many colored anthems are there in the US?

How many countries are so utterly screwed up that they have more than one anthem?

How many more fans can the NFL hemorrhage?

Does anyone care?

Spit.


7 posted on 07/16/2021 5:02:10 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: ebb tide

De Camptown ladies?


8 posted on 07/16/2021 5:04:32 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Republican politicans love being in office, Democrat politicians love being in power.)
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To: ebb tide

So every game will start with the attempt to divide the country by race.


9 posted on 07/16/2021 5:05:34 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: ebb tide

NFL sinks lower with every passing day!!! How stupid can the NFL management be? I guess, by their actions,...pretty stupid!!! This USA is truly a mixed “RAINBOW” nation from A-Z.....White, Latina, Hispanic, Black, Asian, Oriental, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Indians, Europeans, and on and on and on!!!

Ever hear of mixed races...married by the millions!!! NFL....not too bright at all!!! Each passing year, we Americans inter-marry more and more!!! Democrat Party is destroying themselves!!!


11 posted on 07/16/2021 5:06:12 PM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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To: ebb tide

How long until they ban the flag?

These communists are slowly changing the country.


12 posted on 07/16/2021 5:06:29 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: NowApproachingMidnight

Oh gosh i swore. Ugh. Meant to write F!!


13 posted on 07/16/2021 5:09:25 PM PDT by NowApproachingMidnight (Civilizations die from suicide, not murder.)
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To: ebb tide

I no longer watch, but I hope someone takes a knee while they play it. Turn your back and kneel, then stand at attention for the National Anthem.


14 posted on 07/16/2021 5:09:26 PM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters. )
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To: ebb tide

Football is gay.


15 posted on 07/16/2021 5:15:28 PM PDT by griswold3 (When chaos serves the State, the State will encourage chaos.)
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To: NowApproachingMidnight
Go ahead and swear. Just be sure to post this picture at the end.


16 posted on 07/16/2021 5:15:40 PM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: ebb tide

cancer


17 posted on 07/16/2021 5:15:52 PM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: ebb tide

It’s just a matter of time before they replace the real anthem with the fake one, but it doesn’t matter as I’ve written them off permanently.

I do feel some shame by the NFL Picks thread posted here onFR.


18 posted on 07/16/2021 5:15:56 PM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: ebb tide

There is no such thing as a Black National Anthem.


19 posted on 07/16/2021 5:16:07 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: The Free Engineer

Stopped watching the thug-a-rama a few years ago, but really find this disturbing and divisive. F*** the NFL. And Nike.


20 posted on 07/16/2021 5:16:18 PM PDT by Browns Ultra Fan (ua)
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