SmashMouth

New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis expressed his support for the NFL’s reported plans of playing the Black national anthem before all Week 1 games during the 2020 season.

Davis, who is a leader on social justice causes off and on the field, told Sports Illustrated’s Jets Country over the weekend that he welcomes “Lift Ev’ry Voice” but knows there’s still more to be done when it comes to racial equality in the U.S.


“I believe the thought of playing the song comes with good intentions,” Davis said. “But what matters most is that we address the issues that are plaguing black communities including racism and all forms of systematic injustice.”

The decision to play the song comes following the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd, which led to nationwide protests over racial inequality and police brutality.

According to the ESPN report, the song will be played before “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

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SaintGup

Screw you DeMario.

AsylumGuido

Did you just read the headline and do you understand what the "Black National Anthem" is and isn't?

SaintGup

Yes I do and it is actually a beautifully written hymn. My problem is with the reason why it is being sung.

SaintGup

I also read what else was said about 'systematic injustice'.
People who use these terms are full of it and it never ceases to amaze me of the incredible irony that is not seen by people who flout these terms just because they have become zeitgeist. So yeah, screw him.

AsylumGuido

He basically said that is it nice that it is being sung, but there is more to the whole thing.

It is being sung because some white dude in the advertising side read about it being the "Black National Anthem" and said that if "we" have it performed for the first game of the season "we'll" look better. Nothing more, nothing less. No blacks I know recognize it as their "National Anthem".

Rugby Saint II

I want them to fly my family crest above the American flag at every game.