White Conservatives Are Livid At Vanessa Williams For Singing ‘Black National Anthem’ During Capitol’s July 4 Event
Written by Nigel Roberts
Some people were outraged that Vanessa Williams performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the song known as the Black National Anthem, for this year’s televised Capitol Fourth celebration on Sunday (July 4).
Critics, fuming at PBS’s holiday broadcast event, called it divisive and un-American, according to the New York Post.
Williams, the first Black woman to be crowned Miss America, said this year the organizers planned to recognize Juneteenth along with the traditional Independence Day celebration, she told the Associated Press on Thursday (July 1).
“It’s in celebration of the wonderful opportunity that we now have to celebrate Juneteenth. So we are reflective of the times,” she stated.
Juneteen, June 19, became a federal holiday in 2021. It recognizes the end of slavery in the United States. Some people refer to it as Black Independence Day.
Here are some reactions to Williams singing the Black National Anthem at the Capitol Fourth event.
Vanessa honey, a BLACK national anthem is something a Black African Country would have, not a country like America that exists for everyone 🇺🇸🤦🏾♀️ https://t.co/ZLt8kZLRSU
— Lavern Spicer (@lavern_spicer) July 3, 2021
“Black National Anthem” the white Democrat that was responsible for slavery & segregation has never wanted blacks to integrate themselves into American society & see themselves as part of the American fabric b/c their political model is based on keeping blacks segregated & angry
— Melissa Tate (@TheRightMelissa) July 3, 2021
THIS IS BAD. Different Races will have their own holidays? Their own Anthems? The new SEGREGATION. Vanessa Williams to sing ‘Black national anthem’ for Capitol Fourth celebration https://t.co/XBHuGwiFH6
— Greg Kelly (@gregkellyusa) July 3, 2021
We have one national anthem… pic.twitter.com/pLFbB28OIJ
— Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) July 3, 2021
What is the Asian National anthem? The Latino national anthem? Just curious.
— Todd (@BalimanTodd) July 4, 2021
