“No matter who chooses to deflect with this narrative and continue to mix these two in the same message, it is not so and cannot be made so by anyone speaking it. Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the 'Empress of Soul', is an American singer, songwriter, actress and businesswoman.
GLADYS KNIGHT NATIONAL ANTHEM COLIN KAEPERNICK FREE
3 to give the Anthem back its voice, to stand for that historic choice of words, the way it unites us when we hear it and to free it from the same prejudices and struggles I have fought long and hard for all my life, from walking back hallways, from marching with our social leaders, from using my voice for good - I have been in the forefront of this battle longer than most of those voicing their opinions to win the right to sing our country’s Anthem on a stage as large as the Super Bowl LIII.” Kaepernick is protesting two things, and they are police violence and injustice,” she wrote. “It is unfortunate that our National Anthem has been dragged into this debate when the distinctive senses of the National Anthem and fighting for justice should each stand alone.” It is unfortunate that our National Anthem has been dragged into this debate when the distinctive senses of the National Anthem and fighting for justice should each stand alone. Kaepernick is protesting two things, and they are police violence and injustice, she wrote. In response, Knight has issued this statement: Gladys Knight says shell sing the National Anthem before kickoff at Super Bowl LIII next month in spite of the controversy surrounding Colin Kaepernick. In response, Knight has issued this statement: I understand that Mr. NBC's 'Today' show reported Friday that Knight wrestled with whether to join a boycott over the NFL's treatment of Colin Kaepernick, the former quarterback who protested racial injustice by kneeling during the national anthem. Of course it comes as no surprise that the Knight is being criticized for her move by supporters of quarterback Colin Kaepernick who they feel has been blackballed from the National Football League because of his sideline protests against police abuse of African Americans by “taking a knee.” ATLANTA (AP) Gladys Knight says her singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl will bring people together.
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