NFL to Play Black National Anthem Before Games

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The NFL is hoping to repair its image when it comes to cultural sensitivity, promising to bring back elements of social justice initiatives it began implementing last year.

Along with on-field signage and decals on player helmets, the league said it will be playing the Black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, before every game in 2021. The song was written by civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson and composed by his brother John Rosamond Johnson in 1900. The NAACP says the song became a rallying cry for Black Americans during the Civil Rights Movement.

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