US Open Finals Replace Star Spangled Banner with “Black National Anthem” and “America The Beautiful” – A Notable Change
Over the weekend, the US Open finals made an unexpected and significant change when the US Star Spangled Banner was not played before the matches. Instead, the songs “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” often referred to as the “black national anthem,” and “America the Beautiful” were performed, sparking a mix of reaction and controversy. In …