While there are plenty of reasons to boycott the NFL, if the NFL uses its Jay Z/Roc Nation ties to get Blue Ivy to sing her gorgeous rendition of “Lift Every Voice” we may have to tune in. In 2010, the dynamic duo of Trecina Atkins-Campbell and Erica Campbell recorded a rendition of the powerful ballad also known as the Black National Anthem alongside fellow gospel singer. It is yet to be known whether or not this gesture from the NFL will be included in the Netflix series Kaepernick is making with Ava DuVernay, Colin in Black & White. 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' was played before the start of Week 1 games during the 2020. For context, the NFL made approximately $16 billion in 2019 alone, but, just like singing the Black National anthem before 1 week of a 16-week-season, it’s a nice and somewhat empty gesture. The Black national anthem is reportedly set to return before NFL games for good starting in 2021. Last month, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell admitted that the league had “erred” in response to Kaepernick’s protest and the league announced vague plans to “increase its social justice footprint” by donating $250 million over a 10 year period. If this sounds odd coming from a league that stifled and punished former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick for peacefully protesting victims of police brutality and systemic oppression in 2016 by kneeling during the national anthem, that’s because it is. Apparently, the league is considering other ways to “recognize victims of police brutality” including listing the names of victims on uniforms through decals on helmets or patches on jerseys as well as producing educational material and programs about victims. On Thursday evening, the NFL announced that it will either play or have someone perform the national Black anthem, ‘Lift Every Voice And Sing.’ Per ESPN, the (gorgeous and powerful) song would be sung prior to a performance of the (boring and overdone) American national anthem before every Week 1 NFL game this coming season. Go live in your hermetically sealed social bubble where anything new, different or perceived as threatening - and how this is a threat to anyone is beyond reason, but reason isn’t the motivating factor here - can’t pierce its cloudy walls.What a difference four years and many, many peaceful protests make. ![]() These silly little displays are ridiculous. “I haven’t watched an NFL game in three years,” one person tweeted Wednesday. With a few fans in the audience, the game honored two national anthems. ![]() ![]() It’s reminiscent of people claiming to boycott watching games because once upon a time Colin Kaepernick used to take a knee during the national anthem. The 2020 NFL season kicked off Thursday evening with the Kansas City Chiefs playing the Houston Texans at Arrowhead Stadium. Outrage is the coin of the realm for these folks. Who cares? Some things are more important than ratings, more important than money, although those kinds of niceties are lost on someone like her. Tomi Lahren, another of Fox News’ best and brightest, which is to say, a glorified troll, tweeted, “So the NFL will include the Black national anthem and 'social justice messages' in the 2021 season. Aside from the fact that Democrats aren’t actually doing this - the NFL is - again: What is the harm? The majority of NFL players are Black.
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