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The NFL and the Black National Anthem
In a cowardly effort to lick the jackboots of Black Lives Matter, the NFL is reportedly going to have every NFL game during Week 1 open with the song “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” long known as the “black national anthem,” followed by the American national anthem, the “Star-Spangled Banner.” According to the Associated Press, the NFL is also “considering putting names of victims of police brutality on helmet decals or jersey patches.”
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, America, Black Lives Matter, BLM, God, James Weldon Johnson, John Rosamund Johnson, Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing, NAACP, national anthem, National Football League, NFL, Star Spangled Banner
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