“No matter who chooses to deflect with this narrative and continue to mix these two in the same message, it is not so and cannot be made so by anyone speaking it.”Īnd the ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’ hitmaker “prays” the song will bring everyone together so they can “move forward”. Soul singer Gladys Knight, who will be singing the national anthem at this year’s Super Bowl in Atlanta, criticized Colin Kaepernick in a statement published by Variety on Friday. (35) and quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game in 2016. UPDATE: Gladys Knight has released a statement addressing her stance on the NFL’s treatment of Colin Kaepernick, Variety reports.
GLADYS KNIGHT NATIONAL ANTHEM KAEPERNICK FREE
“I am here today and on Sunday, February 3 to give the anthem back its voice, to stand for that historic choice of words, the way it unites us when we hear it and to free it from the same prejudices and struggles I have fought long and hard for all my life, from walking back hallways, from marching with our social leaders, from using my voice for good - I have been in the forefront of this battle longer than most of those voicing their opinions to win the right to sing our country’s anthem on a stage as large as the Super Bowl LIII. 'Empress of Soul' Gladys Knight will sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl. Gladys gave a lengthy statement when asked her thoughts on the NFL’s treatment of former San Francisco 49ers player Colin Kaepernick, who was exiled from the NFL for his TakeAKnee movement, which saw him and several other players refuse to stand during the national anthem at games because of the protest against police brutality and racial injus. “It is unfortunate that our national anthem has been dragged into this debate when the distinctive senses of the national anthem and fighting for justice should each stand alone.
Kaepernick is protesting two things, and they are police violence and injustice. "From walking back hallways, from marching with our social leaders, from using my voice for good - I have been in the forefront of this battle longer than most of those voicing their opinions to win the right to sing our country’s anthem on a stage as large as the Super Bowl LIII.She told Variety: “I understand that Mr. 3 to give the anthem back its voice, to stand for that historic choice of words, the way it unites us when we hear it and to free it from the same prejudices and struggles I have fought long and hard for all my life," she continued. ATLANTA (AP) Gladys Knight says her singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl will bring people together. "It is unfortunate that our national anthem has been dragged into this debate when the distinctive senses of the national anthem and fighting for justice should each stand alone." He said the gesture was a protest against police shootings of unarmed African-Americans and other. Kaepernick is protesting two things and they are police violence and injustice," Knight said, through her rep, in a statement to ET. Kaepernick became the first player to refuse to stand during the national anthem in 2016. The defense came after criticism against both Knight and the game's halftime performers - Maroon 5, Travis Scott and Big Boi - for working with the NFL after tension surrounding the league's stance on Colin Kaepernick and others who take a knee during the national anthem as a form of peaceful protest against police brutality. As reported by the National Football Leauge (NFL) and CBS, Gladys Knight will sing the National Anthem at the 53rd Super Bowl event.
NBC’s Today show reported Friday that Knight wrestled with whether to join a boycott over the NFL’s treatment of Colin Kaepernick, the former quarterback who protested racial injustice by kneeling during the national anthem. Atlanta, I’m coming home! #NFL #SBLIII /8rH0O5OAAo- Gladys Knight January 17, 2019įollowing the news of her involvement, Knight defended her decision to perform at the Super Bowl. ATLANTA (AP) Gladys Knight says her singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl will bring people together.
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