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Sheryl Lee Ralph delivers beautiful version of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’

Sheryl Lee Ralph with a powerful version of “Lift Every Voice and Sing”

Sheryl Lee Ralph of “Abbott Elementary” received the honor of singing “Life Every Voice and Sing” on Sunday prior to Super Bowl 57.

To mix sports, she knocked it out of the park with an absolutely stirring rendition.

Mary Mary performs ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ prior to Super Bowl 56

It was a hometown performance by the tandem Mary Mary before Super Bowl 56

Prior to Super Bowl 56 Sunday at SoFi Stadium between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams, the duo of Mary Mary did a stirring rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the Black national anthem.

Erica Campbell and Trecina Atkins-Campbell brought a hometown touch to the game as they are from Inglewood, Ca, location of SoFi Stadium and the Super Bowl on Sunday.

 

Chiefs lock arms in show of unity during ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’

The pregame demonstration from the Chiefs was a perfect show of unity from the organization.

The Kansas City Chiefs players and coaches, in a show of unity, locked arms on the goal line during the NFL’s pregame rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”

During the opening weekend, the NFL will play a special rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” in-stadium and during their broadcasts. The song is also known as the Black national anthem. The idea behind this was to educate on the history of the song and focus on the impact NFL players have had on their communities. It helps to kick off the NFL’s “It Takes All of Us” brand campaign.

Chiefs players indicated that they intended to demonstrate ahead of the game, in order to draw awareness to recent social injustices in the country. The one thing that both Patrick Mahomes and Tyrann Mathieu said about their demonstration is that it would display unity. Not only unity between players of different races and creeds, but as teammates who’ve banded together to make the world a better place.

I can think of no better show of unity than to see the entire team locking arms ahead of the game. Take a look at the scene down below:

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