“The Star Spangled Banner is an Anthem for all Americans and discriminates against no race Having a black supremacist “national anthem” at the Super Bowl is an affront to the great melting pot of America and is racist,” one user on X claimed.

In a move that’s got football fans buzzing, the NFL has confirmed that Grammy-winning artist Ledisi will open this year’s Super Bowl in New Orleans with a performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” aka the Black National Anthem.

A song often referred to as the Black national anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," will be performed by local artist Ledisi at Sunday's Super Bowl in New Orleans, the fifth year it has featured in the National Football League championship game.

FOX NFL Sunday presenter Michael Strahan insisted backlash to the staging of the ‘black national anthem’ is “insane” amid Super Bowl boycott calls. On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs will head-to-head with the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans with the clash representing an anticipated rematch from two years earlier.

The Super Bowl is just a few days away, this year being held in New Orleans-- and a native of the Big Easy will have a place in the spotlight during the pregame ceremonies. Ledisi, a Grammy-winning jazz and soul artist who was born in New Orleans and spent much of her childhood growing up there,