Canadian singer Jully Black sang the national anthem to open the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night, but made a notable change to the lyrics.
Black changed the phrase “our home and native land” to ” our home on native land ,” looking directly at the camera while singing the change.
Black is native to Toronto and has worked with a number of high-profile artists like Sean Paul and Nas over the course of her career. “We’ve been singing this anthem since kindergarten. And now, in the last three years, especially with indigenous rights and what’s going on in our country and the history and the learning, I too am learning,” Black said to TSN. “So, I reached out to some indigenous friends and said, ‘First of all, how do you feel about me doing this anthem?’ And I got some feedback.” “I really dissected the lyrics to really sing […]
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