Super Bowl blacknationalanthem singer chokes up at press conference amid MAGA backlash. 4 days ago. By Oliver Salt.WhatistheBlacknationalanthem and why is it sung before the Super Bowl? “The so-called BlackNationalAnthem does not belong at the Super Bowl. We already have a NationalAnthem and it includes EVERYONE,” said the woman who thinks blackface is fine but considers theBlackNationalAnthem an insult. But that doesn't mean America's highest rated sport isn't being attacked for something new. This time, the league is being targeted for playing the so-called "BlackNationalAnthem." Arethe criticisms really warranted? Andra Day’s Super Bowl performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” better known as the “BlackNationalAnthem,” has sparked massive backlash on social media. Day performed the song before Reba McIntyre sang the NationalAnthem at Super Bowl LVIII. CNN anchor Don Lemon serenaded the network’s audience on Friday with a rendition of “Lift Every Voice,” known widely as theBlacknationalanthem. BlackNationalAnthem Causes Stir at Super Bowl — All Eyes on NY House Race — The Problem with Temu.Andra Day, an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and actress who is Black, performed theBlackNationalAnthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at Super Bowl LVIII. An unexpected part of the evening came just after dinner. A choir from a local HBC (Historically Black College) began a song I'd never heard and knew nothing about: "Lift Every Voice and Sing," or more euphemistically, "TheBlackNationalAnthem." Whatistheblacknationalanthem? NAACP leader James Weldon Smith first wrote "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in 1900.Oh yeah. That’s right. We AREthe greatest nation on the planet. Where would you go? Try Mars. Before the Chiefs and the 49ers took the field, Day belted out the uplifting gospel song, which is commonly known as theBlacknationalanthem and was originally written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900. At the start of the event Tuesday morning, City Council President Michael Hancock introduced singer Rene Marie to perform the nationalanthem. Instead, she performed the song “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” which is also known as the “blacknationalanthem.”
