NFL plans for black national anthem to be played at Week 1 games
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from WaPo July 2nd
By
Mark Maske
July 2, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. CDT
**The NFL is considering allowing players to wear helmet decals or jersey patches this season with the names of victims of systemic racism and police brutality, according to a person familiar with the deliberations.
The league, in its latest step amid the national unrest and protests since the May 25 death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, also plans to have the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing” performed live or played before kickoff at each Week 1 game of the 2020 season, according to the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the league made no official announcement of its plans.
The song was originally written as a poem and is traditionally known as the black national anthem. It will be played before “The Star-Spangled Banner” at each opening week game, beginning with the Sept. 10 regular season opener in Kansas City, Mo., between the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs and the Houston Texans.
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**FedEx, stadium sponsor for the Washington Redskins, calls on team to change its name
By
Mark Maske
July 2, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. CDT
**The NFL is considering allowing players to wear helmet decals or jersey patches this season with the names of victims of systemic racism and police brutality, according to a person familiar with the deliberations.
The league, in its latest step amid the national unrest and protests since the May 25 death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, also plans to have the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing” performed live or played before kickoff at each Week 1 game of the 2020 season, according to the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the league made no official announcement of its plans.
The song was originally written as a poem and is traditionally known as the black national anthem. It will be played before “The Star-Spangled Banner” at each opening week game, beginning with the Sept. 10 regular season opener in Kansas City, Mo., between the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs and the Houston Texans.
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**FedEx, stadium sponsor for the Washington Redskins, calls on team to change its name
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Another black tradition no one has heard of?
I watch the NFL to watch football and coukd care less what songs they play before, during, and after the game.
The statement says "week 1" - you know the sealteam-6 SJWs ain't taking that little token - they will demand it for for every game of the season, then will demand the national anthem be not played at all.
Any white guy driving a nice car down an MLK boulevard knows there’s black on white violence!
There still are a few white players in the NFL? I’m sure they still use them as place kickers or punters. A few coaches and owners too!
i see your point with that cash but the reality of that would be if the white dudes do that then when they get on the field each of them will get brains scrambled. also just how the press would go off on that issue.
Are we just going to ignore the number of whites killed by blacks while allowing a fictitious black national anthem to be celebrated?
https://www.crossingbroad.com/2020/06/th…