The New York Post reports that "Tennesse Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen expressed outrage at the Super Bowl LVIII crowd for not standing up during the black national anthem." The article continues:
“Very very few stood at Super Bowl for ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’. The Negro National Anthem. Not a pretty picture of Super Bowl crowd.” Cohen groused on X.
Are we allowed to use the word "negro"?
Sunday marked the second consecutive Super Bowl in which the ballad was performed live on-field for the big game. The poem was sung by Andra Day and drew much fanfare from the audience.
It seems discriminatory that the NFL only has a national anthem for blacks. If the NFL is going to insist on presenting a black national anthem, we should have anthems for all the nations (i.e., racial and ethnic groups) in our country.
The black national anthem was composed by civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson in the late 19th century as an ode to hope for African American freedom as well as faith.
Cohen, who is Jewish, represents Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District, which is 66.8% black. He is the only Democrat in the state’s congressional delegation.
Funny enough, the last line of "Lift Every Voice And Sing" reads: "Shadowed beneath Thy hand, May we forever stand, True to our God, True to our native land." I don't think it is referring to the United States.
I guess he knows his voter base.
ReplyDeleteHe probably supports the Great Replacement.
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