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‘Do football, not wokeness.’ Boebert’s tweet sets off debate over Super Bowl anthems

‘Do football, not wokeness.’ Boebert’s tweet sets off debate over Super Bowl anthems

Country music star Chris Stapleton delivered a straightforward, no-frills National Anthem to overwhelming social media praise. Kansas City fans yelled “Chiefs,” per their tradition, at the “home of the brave” anthem ending, setting off people who want them to stop doing that. But it was the first song sung during pregame festivities, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” that riled up some NFL fans hanging out on social media, thanks in part to a certain controversial congresswoman. Even before singer and Emmy winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, star of TV’s “Abbott Elementary,” sang “Lift Every Voice an...

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