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Laurin Talese was tapped to sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" on Thursday night ahead of the first game of the NFL season between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys.

Since the summer of unrest over the death of George Floyd, the NFL has allowed teams to have performers sing the song, known as the Black national anthem. The song has made appearances at season-opening matchups as well as Super Bowls before kickoffs.

The NBC broadcast also showed one of the messages in the end zone at Lincoln Financial Field. The message read, "It Takes All of Us."

Playing the song again before the start of the NFL season sparked fiery reactions on social media.

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