Fox News: Super Bowl LIX Black national anthem performance creates social media frenzy

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Super Bowl LIX Black national anthem performance creates social media frenzy

Grammy Award-winning artist Ledisi sings "Lift Every Voice and Sing," otherwise known as the Black national anthem, in her home city before Super Bowl LIX.......                    ...                        ...Ledisi, a Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, sang "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as part of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login pregame festivities.......The New Orleans native sang the song, otherwise known as the Black national anthem, at the Caesars Superdome as fans anticipated the kickoff for the game between the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and Philadelphia Eagles.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......She won a Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance for the song "Anything for You."......Jon Batiste performed the national anthem and Lauren Daigle performed "America the Beautiful."......The performance of the Black national anthem has been a source of consternation for fans since the NFL decided to inset the song before the Super Bowl to end the 2020 season. Fans were unhappy with it again and made their voices heard on social media.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Andra Day sang the song at Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login started to play the Black national anthem in the 2020 season after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. The incident started a wave of actions against racial injustice across the U.S.......The NAACP began to promote "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as the Black national anthem in 1917.......Follow Fox News Digital'sYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and subscribe toYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Login....

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