[DALEPQ]

Granted this is an opinion, and probably will be removed from forum.
So; What was the purpose/benefit of singing the "Black National Anthem" at the Super Bowl??
We are ONE NATION, with ONE NATIONAL ANTHEM!!
To me, the Black National Athem, encourages division, it does not encourage unity!
So, what is next? Latino Anthem, or maybe LGBTQ anthem.
"ONE NATION.....with liberty and justice for all", what is wrong with that??

[Randall55]

Originally Posted by DALEPQ

Granted this is an opinion, and probably will be removed from forum.
So; What was the purpose/benefit of singing the "Black National Anthem" at the Super Bowl??
We are ONE NATION, with ONE NATIONAL ANTHEM!!
To me, the Black National Athem, encourages division, it does not encourage unity!
So, what is next? Latino Anthem, or maybe LGBTQ anthem.
"ONE NATION.....with liberty and justice for all", what is wrong with that??

Nothing wrong with justice for all. Nowadays, "for all" means much more to some. It is a cause they truly.believe in. I have never been a minority but I do my best to understand. I'm kinda proud the majority is not fighting them tooth and nail. It shows most of us are not the "bad guys" they seem to be fighting.

[Taltarzac725]

Black National Anthem: Lift Every Voice and Sing | Song lyrics

It is about the ancestors of some of the African Americans. Probably of many watching the NFL as well.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Black National Anthem: Lift Every Voice and Sing | Song lyrics

It is about the ancestors of some of the African Americans. Probably of many watching the NFL as well.

So what. Call it a song and put it in the halftime show. It is not an equivalent to our one and only national anthem, and should not have any special status whatsoever, even though I like the song (music). The lyrics, such as "march on to victory", not so much.

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Black National Anthem: Lift Every Voice and Sing | Song lyrics

It is about the ancestors of some of the African Americans. Probably of many watching the NFL as well.

But it is NOT a National Anthem, it is just a pretty tune with some questionable divisive lyrics.

[dhdallas]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Black National Anthem: Lift Every Voice and Sing | Song lyrics

It is about the ancestors of some of the African Americans. Probably of many watching the NFL as well.

My ancestors were from Germany. I want them to play Deutschland Über Alles for all the German-Americans! Think that will happen?

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by dhdallas

My ancestors were from Germany. I want them to play Deutschland Über Alles for all the German-Americans! Think that will happen?

Nein!

My ancestors were Swedish, German, English and Scottish. Those anthems would take a while.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by dhdallas

My ancestors were from Germany. I want them to play Deutschland Über Alles for all the German-Americans! Think that will happen?

So are mine. At least on my father's side. Except for some skin heads I doubt if many people would want to hear that particular song. And my mother's side from her mother and grandmother etc. go back to the 1660s to Massachusetts. These are mainly English and Scottish.

The NFL gears its songs played to its main audience many of whom are of African-American ethnic background.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by DALEPQ

"ONE NATION.....with liberty and justice for all", what is wrong with that??

Totally agree.

[skarra]

I don't see any problem with it.

In fact, most of the players are black so it's perhaps appropriate that they play that song.

It may also be a good opportunity to become more open minded. Learn something new about other cultures.

Great game. They all seem to be close these days. I believe it had one of the highest audiences of all time.

[thomp679]

Why not? I thought those that opposed the Black National Anthem are the same that was opposed to kneeling. It was my understanding that the people with that view gave up watching the NFL so it shouldn't matter. Besides the Black national anthem was performed a half hour before kickoff and before the pregame show, which included America the Beautiful and then the National Anthem.

[Two Bills]

Get those with English ancestors to play the British National Anthem.
Our dirge is guaranteed to get the whole thing stopped on the grounds of health risk and brain damage.
Personally, I rather like the Russian Anthem.

[RICH1]

Often referred to as "The Black National Anthem," Lift Every Voice and Sing was a hymn written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900. His brother, John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954), composed the music for the lyrics. A choir of 500 schoolchildren at the segregated Stanton School, where James Weldon Johnson was principal, first performed the song in public in Jacksonville, Florida to celebrate President Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

At the turn of the 20th century, Johnson's lyrics eloquently captured the solemn yet hopeful appeal for the liberty of Black Americans. Set against the religious invocation of God and the promise of freedom, the song was later adopted by NAACP and prominently used as a rallying cry during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and Often referred to as "The Black National Anthem," Lift Every Voice and Sing was a hymn written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900. His brother, John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954), composed the music for the lyrics. A choir of 500 schoolchildren at the segregated Stanton School, where James Weldon Johnson was principal, first performed the song in public in Jacksonville, Florida to celebrate President Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

At the turn of the 20th century, Johnson's lyrics eloquently captured the solemn yet hopeful appeal for the liberty of Black Americans. Set against the religious invocation of God and the promise of freedom, the song was later adopted by NAACP and prominently used as a rallying cry during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by skarra

I don't see any problem with it.

In fact, most of the players are black so it's perhaps appropriate that they play that song.

It may also be a good opportunity to become more open minded. Learn something new about other cultures.

Great game. They all seem to be close these days. I believe it had one of the highest audiences of all time.

Absolutely no problem with them playing that SONG. Play it at halftime. Let the cheerleaders perform to it. DO NOT equate it with our ONE AND ONLY national anthem, DO NOT try to elevate it to something that it is not. I love CHOOSING to learn about "other cultures", but not having it shoved down my throat as a so-called "national anthem". I'm going to Africa in 6 months, will be sitting in at a school, having dinner with locals and learning about a DIFFERENT culture. THIS is America-we are supposed to be ONE NATION, we should not embrace division.

[Byte1]

I guess that those that have no problem with a "Black national anthem" being played in conjunction with the National Anthem, they shouldn't have a problem with "Dixie" being played also.
Personally, I enjoy "America the Beautiful" more than the current National Anthem, but that's just my preference. I'll still stand for the National Anthem, but I wont' stand for a divisive song with the intent to coddle a small group of supposed Americans that do not seem to wish to assimilate with the majority of Americans.
ONE anthem to encompass ALL Americans, or none at all. If you can't respect our flag and our Anthem, then don't be offended if one assumes that you are NOT an American.