“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.

Fans are calling for a boycott of the 2025 Super Bowl after the NFL announced that the Black national anthem will again be part of the pre-game festivities this year. Chiefs will take on Eagles at Super Bowl LIX.

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.