Dean. Yes there is a black national anthem. It’s called “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Been that way since the early 1900’s. And while we have had a black national anthem black people have been loyal to America, fighting in her wars, working in her factories, loving her promise, and contributing to her global dominance. Black people have loved a country that has not always loved them back. Two things can be true. Lift Every Voice encourages a people to faithfully rely on God for provision and a future while still growing and flourishing where they are planted. And yes, the Star Spangled Banner is the official National Anthem (1931). For the innocently uneducated it may seem that the two songs are at odds. They can be taught and will embrace a broadened understanding. However, the intentionally ignorant, who desire to sow discord and controversy, are the true impediment to the unity they espouse. Which one are you?

Don’t apologize for being uninformed Apologize for calling a college kid an F’ing idiot Acknowledge the optics of a middle aged white man w/ power and platform publicly calling a young black woman an F’ing idiot with no remorse. Apologize for not caring about any of that.