Jill Scott performed a rewritten 'Star-Spangled Banner' this week. Its closing line: 'This is not the land of the free, but the home of the slave.'
while a member of the San Francisco 49ers as a protest against police brutality against Black people. His protests, which gained national attention and widespread scrutiny, started in 2016. After the 2016 season, Kaepernick became a free agent and remained without a team as multiple franchises refused to sign him. The former Super Bowl QB hasn’t played a game since.
“Don’t jump me, but Jill Scott is openly Black as f— and doesn’t downplay it even slightly for any audiences,”wrote on Twitter. “Seeing a Black woman from Philly use the National Anthem to call out what the country is, in a sold out arena is not something i take lightly. that’s a risk and she [doesn’t give a f—].”The National Football League admits it was wrong about player protests.
After performing her anthem at Essence Fest, Scott spoke out against the use of the word “b—” and called on people to say “sistahs.” She also called out the lack of visibility of Black female artists and people in the media, then emphatically declared, “But we in here, ain’t we!” Other high-profile acts, such as
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