2/23/18- Huggy Lowdown has elected Fergie as the Bamma Of The Week for her not so good rendition of the National Anthem at the NBA All-Star game. READ MORE STORIES ON BLACKAMERICAWEB.COM: GET THE HOTTEST STORIES STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX:
UPDATE: Fergie responded to anthem criticism with this statement to TMZ: “I’ve always been honored and proud to perform the national anthem and last night I wanted to try something special for the NBA. I’m a risk taker artistically, but clearly this rendition didn’t strike the intended tone. I love this country and honestly tried […]
2/19/18- Guy Torry got the chance to kick it at the NBA All-Star Weekend with a bunch of celebrities and friends. One of the highlights of the night was singer Fergie’s interesting interpretation of the National Anthem. Let’s just say, Sybil was missing Whitney Houston. READ MORE STORIES ON BLACKAMERICAWEB.COM: GET THE HOTTEST STORIES STRAIGHT […]
1/9/18- President Donald Trump showed up to the NCAA Championship game between Alabama and Georgia and there were some mixed feelings as expected. But what made it worse was that he didn’t know the words to the National Anthem! Huggy finds it interesting that the man who called NFL players who knelt SOB’s doesn’t know […]
10/11/17- Roger Goodell is proposing a new rule that may require all NFL players to stand when the National Anthem is playing. Chris Paul raps all about it! Listen above. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Sign Up For Our Newsletter!
'What So Proudly We Hail' questions original poem's boast that "no refuge" could save enslaved protesters from terror or death.
Looks like somebody DIDN’T get Richard Sherman‘s memo from yesterday that said NFL players would not be bullied by Donald Trump. In fact, those words came out of his mouth. In any event, the Pittsburgh Steelers declared there would be no more kneeling on the sidelines during the national anthem. The decision came as the […]
Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy publicly responded for the first time Wednesday to Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly’s severe criticism of McCoy’s protest during Sunday’s national anthem. McCoy was one of about a dozen Bills players to kneel during the national anthem before the Bills’ win over the Denver Broncos. But in addition […]
Baltimore Ravens’ national anthem singer Joey Odoms, an African American member of the Maryland National Guard, resigned on Tuesday as the controversy over protests during the song has further contributed to the country’s racial and political divide. When Odoms was a soldier in Afghanistan, he met Ravens coach John Harbaugh and asked if he could […]
09/27/17- It seems like Donald Trump has forgotten about our right to freedom of speech and peaceful protest because he’s demanding that the NFL make it mandatory for players to stand during the National Anthem. So what’s the Constitution for again? Chris Paul reminds him real quick! Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Sign Up For Our […]
Jordin Sparks didn’t take a knee while singing the national anthem at Monday night’s game between the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, but she did have bible verses strategically visible on her hand that made it clear where she stands on the issue. Scribbled on the back of her hand gripping the mic […]
We’re loving it! In another show of defiance to the orange a-hole in the White House and his racist supporters, Rico Lavelle, who sang the national anthem at the Falcons-Lions game in Detroit, took a knee as he sang the word “brave” and raised his fist at the song’s conclusion. Yes, he did. As we […]
