{"id":1966528,"date":"2023-07-07T11:37:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T15:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rb-singer-performs-anti-american-version-of-national-anthem-at-festival-during-4th-of-july-celebrations\/"},"modified":"2023-07-07T11:38:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T15:38:37","slug":"rb-singer-performs-anti-american-version-of-national-anthem-at-festival-during-4th-of-july-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rb-singer-performs-anti-american-version-of-national-anthem-at-festival-during-4th-of-july-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"R&#038;B singer sings controversial national anthem at 4th of July festival."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frb-singer-performs-anti-american-version-of-national-anthem-at-festival-during-4th-of-july-celebrations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1966528&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by David Becker\/Getty Images for Nu-Opp, Inc)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/roy-francis\">Roy Francis<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>8:30 AM \u2013 Friday, July 7, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>R&#038;B singer Jill Scott has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-cube-likely-to-meet-with-biden-administration-about-contract-with-black-americans\/\" title=\"Ice Cube Likely To Meet With Biden Administration About \u2018Contract With Black Americans\u2019\">received backlash<\/a> and criticism for cutting up the words of the National Anthem and replacing them with anti-American lyrics, claiming that the United States is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/debunking-the-four-biggest-lies-youve-been-told-about-israel\/\" title=\"Debunking The Four Biggest Lies You\u2019ve Been Told About Israel\">oppressor state<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Scott sang the woke attack on the Star-Spangled Banner\u201d on Sunday, the second day of the annual New Orleans Essence Festival.<\/p>\n<p>The lyrics she sang read:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOh say can you see by the blood in the streets \/ That this place doesn\u2019t smile on you colored child \/ Whose blood built this land with sweat and their hands \/ But we\u2019ll die in this place and your memory erased \/ Oh say, does this truth hold any weight \/ This is not the land of the free, but the home of the slaves!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Essence shared the video of Scott\u2019s performance calling it the \u201conly National Anthem we will recognizing from this day forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Everyone please rise for the only National Anthem we will be recognizing from this day forward. <\/p>\n<p>Jill Scott, we thank you! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ESSENCEFest?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ESSENCEFest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WrYrP1nhTc\">pic.twitter.com\/WrYrP1nhTc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESSENCE (@Essence) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Essence\/status\/1676594602046812160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Americans across the country were enraged after her rendition was posted on Twitter by Essence magazine.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No one should use the National Anthem to express their hatred for America. <\/p>\n<p>Too many men and women have sacrificed their lives for our great nation to tolerate this.<\/p>\n<p>Shameful. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tUmstSI77L\">https:\/\/t.co\/tUmstSI77L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurenboebert\/status\/1676966871961333767?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Scott, who is originally from Philadelphia and boasts a net worth of approximately $12 million, had previously said in interviews that she has considered leaving America due what she believes is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rb-singer-performs-anti-american-version-of-national-anthem-at-festival-during-4th-of-july-celebrations\/\" title=\"R&#038;B singer sings controversial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-womens-soccer-team-kneels-for-anthem-wears-black-lives-matter\/\" title=\"US Women's Soccer Team Kneels for Anthem, Wears 'Black Lives Matter'\">national anthem<\/a> at 4th of July festival.&#8221;>declining racial climate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThere are some things you don\u2019t have to deal with in other countries. We\u2019re looking at Holland,\u201d she said. \u201cThe education is dope, the healthcare is dope. There\u2019s very few confines on your personality. If you want to go get some a\u2013 or buy some a\u2013 ain\u2019t nobody tripping on you\u2026 I like the idea of people being able to be free as long as you\u2019re not harming anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The performance was held on the second day of Essence Festival which was focused on the perceived systemic racism in the country.<\/p>\n<p>In attendance of the festival was Vice President kamala Harris, who received criticism for her attempts at defining what culture is.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It was wonderful to be at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/essencefest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EssenceFest<\/a> with so many incredible leaders from across the country. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AfWTdn2uAX\">pic.twitter.com\/AfWTdn2uAX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/1676703125451808768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kamala Harris, wordsmith extraordinaire. I don\u2019t even know how it\u2019s possible to be this bad at public speaking. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SE3oZTXh59\">pic.twitter.com\/SE3oZTXh59<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/1677151400873058315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Kevin Sorbo<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Lewis Brackpool<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Chris Markowski<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Jess Weber<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Josh Ye and David Kirton HONG KONG (Reuters) -Alibaba Group Holdings and Huawei Technologies Co on Friday showcased new products, including\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union and Belgium\u2019s regional Flemish government will together invest 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) in Belgian chip technology\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -Twitter has threatened to sue Meta Platforms over its new Threads platform in a letter sent to the\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>MADRID (Reuters) \u2013 U.S. chipmaker Broadcom will invest in a European Union-funded programme to develop a semiconductor industry in Spain, Chief Executive\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>R&amp;B singer Jill Scott faced backlash for altering the National Anthem with anti-American lyrics, accusing the United States of being an oppressor. 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