I Wouldn't Have Done It

I don't like this. I don't really get her point. I know the Black National Anthem well. In fact, if my recollection is correct, I learned all three verses by heart, by 6th grade, from white nuns at my Catholic grade school However, I love both The Star Spangled Banner and America The Beatiful. This was a city event. Why couldn't she just have sang the dang song?

One of the most notable incidents from Tuesday's State of the City address occurred even before the mayor's speech began.

After the Pledge of Allegiance, Rene Marie was introduced to sing the national anthem.

But that's not what she sang.

Marie actually sang the tune of the traditional national anthem with the lyrics to "Lift Every Voice and Sing." It's a song some have called the National Black Anthem, the Negro National Anthem or the Black National Anthem.