You're going to now see blacks in this country more and more refusing to be part of the American way of life.
I'm betting in the not too distant future blacks will refuse to join the military, police forces, they will refuse to celebrate American holidays, will simply alienate themselves from the American culture.
After Kaepernick's protest, singers question anthem
After Kaepernick's protest, singers question anthem
I'm betting in the not too distant future blacks will refuse to join the military, police forces, they will refuse to celebrate American holidays, will simply alienate themselves from the American culture.
After Kaepernick's protest, singers question anthem
NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-winning R&B singer Anthony Hamilton has sung the national anthem in the past. Don't ask him to sing it in the near future.
Hamilton's frustration with "The Star-Spangled Banner" is shared by some other black Americans, who feel like the tune sung before major U.S. events is not the best representation of all Americans.
That sentiment became part of the national conversation after the NFL's Colin Kaepernick announced he would not stand for the anthem in protest of racial discrimination against blacks in the United States, particularly after a spate of police shootings of African Americans.
Since Kaepernick has decided to take a knee while the anthem plays at games, others have followed suit, from the NFL to high school to other sports.
There are still plenty of singers singing the national anthem at major events. But Hamilton is among those who are reconsidering whether they'd do so.
"I'm gonna take a little time away from the anthem until it starts feeling like it's for me," said Hamilton, who is black. "We need a new song, one that really speaks for all of us, or bring some new life to the one that we have."
After Kaepernick's protest, singers question anthem