NAACP in California Wants to Get Rid of National Anthem
California branch President Alice Huffman spoke to CBS Sacramento, saying, “It’s racist. It doesn’t represent our community. It’s anti-black. This song is wrong. It shouldn’t have been there. We didn’t have…
PASADENA, CA – FEBRUARY 05: (L-R) NAACP President/CEO Cornell William Brooks, NAACP Chairman of the National Board of Directors Roslyn Brock and Zafar Brooks, Director Corporate Social Responsibility and Diversity Inclusion, Hyundai Motor America attend the 47th NAACP Image Awards presented by TV One after party at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 5, 2016 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)
California branch President Alice Huffman spoke to CBS Sacramento, saying, “It’s racist. It doesn’t represent our community. It’s anti-black. This song is wrong. It shouldn’t have been there. We didn’t have it ’til 1931, so it won’t kill us if it goes away.”
Huffman spoke on Kaepernick’s protest message, “This not about the flag. We love the flag. This is about a song that should never have been the national anthem,” she said.
Source: csn.news.com
