Former ESPN Host Sage Steele Voices Her Shocking Take On The Black National Anthem
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Sage Steele has shared a surprising opinion on the Black National Anthem.
The anthem, “Lift Every Voice And Sing,” has become very popular among African Americans and has recently made its way to the Super Bowl.
The former ESPN host, who is black, is apparently not a fan of the alternative patriotic song and made her feelings on it very clear while speaking to musician Reggie Watts on ‘The Sage Steele Show’ (H/T FOX News).
Steele branded the anthem “ridiculous” and “divisive.”
“I don’t like this whole Black National Anthem thing,” she said.
Watts claimed to have no idea what she was talking about.
“See? Well, it’s newer the last couple of years and it’s at the Super Bowl,” she stated. “Dude, we’re one big melting pot. This is good. Why are we now choosing to separate again when we’ve been in a tough time here the past several years, to say, ‘This is only our anthem, but y’all better stand up. Get your [expletive] up.’
“I think we’re all Americans and it’s our anthem; and all the immigrants from across the world that have come here stand up for our anthem. They’re all Americans.”
Sage Steele added that sports leagues in America are “shoving it down people’s throats.”
The Black National Anthem Has Been Around For A Very Long Time, Although Sage Steele Says It’s New
It doesn’t appear that Sage Steele will warm up to the Black National Anthem anytime soon, but that hardly means it’s going anywhere.
While Watts wasn’t aware of it, and it’s new to sports, the song has been around since around 1900 and was recognized as the Negro National Anthem in 1917 before being changed to the Black National Anthem.
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