The Blaze Reports: For the third straight year, the black national anthem was performed at the Super Bowl. NFL fans were deeply divided on whether it was appropriate to perform the black national anthem before Super Bowl 57.

Before the Philadelphia Eagles took on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in Arizona, 10-time Academy of Country Music award-winner Chris Stapleton sang the national anthem. Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds – a 12-time Grammy Award-winning recording artist, songwriter, and producer – sang "America the Beautiful."

Emmy-winning actress and singer Sheryl Lee Ralph sang "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which was designated as the "black national anthem" in 1917 by the NAACP.

Reactions on Twitter show NFL fans were staunchly opposed and vehemently supportive of the black national anthem being performed at Super Bowl LVII.



Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.): "America only has ONE NATIONAL ANTHEM. Why is the NFL trying to divide us by playing multiple!? Do football, not wokeness."