Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A ballad widely known as the ‘black national anthem’ made its NFL debut last night during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ win over the Dallas Cowboys.The league kicked off its 2021 season at the Raymond James Stadium and the pre-match festivities were noticeably different as the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ - America’s national anthem - was not played.Instead, ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ was played to open the season after a year of racial movements that captured the imagination of American society - including professional sports.The ballad is widely known as the black national anthem and it was written to celebrate the president who emancipated slaves around the country.In an attempt to highlight.
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