Vanessa Williams Sings ‘Black National Anthem’ at ‘A Capitol Fourth’ Event, Ruffles Feathers
The Hill’s coverage of the event to mean that the 4th of July will no longer represent all Americans. For instance, Newsmax host Steve Cortes simply wrote, “We have one national anthem…” in response to The Hill’s tweet. We have one national anthem… pic.twitter.com/pLFbB28OIJFlorida-based politician Lavern Spicer took up the issue with Williams herself, tweeting, “Vanessa honey, a BLACK national anthem is something a Black African Country would have, not a country like America that exists for everyone.”Vanessa honey, a BLACK national anthem is something a Black African Country would have, not a country like America that exists for everyone