Super Bowl LIX was played earlier this year, which meant there were going to be thousands of fans upset upon hearing the words “Black National Anthem.”

The NFL began regularly playing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at the start of games in its 2021 season as a sign of solidarity with its predominantly Black players following a year of racial justice protests. Not a lot of people have been welcoming of the song.

Pulitzer Prize-winning hip-hop star Kendrick Lamar captivated the crowd with his halftime show, but before we got there, singer Ledisi gave her rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”

Perhaps the most famous song ever written in Jacksonville has become quite divisive with NFL fans in recent years.

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