Ahead of Super Bowl LVII, Abbott Elementary Emmy winner Sheryl Lee Ralph took to the field to perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” aka the Black National Anthem.
Super Bowl LVII will see the Philadelphia Eagles face off against the Kansas City Chiefs at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
Before taking to the stage, Ralph wrote on Instagram, “It is no coincidence that I will be singing the Black National Anthem, ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’ at the Super Bowl on the same date it was first publicly performed 123 years ago. Happy Black History Month!”
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Reactions flooded in on Twitter, praising Ralph's performance
Journalist Soledad O’Brien wrote, “Whew! @thesherylralph is AMAZING!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.”
Whew! @thesherylralph is AMAZING!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/qg3wxa8WHi
— Soledad O’Brien (@soledadobrien) February 12, 2023
Sheryl Lee Ralph and the choir….I have CHILLS I had to sit down and take that in!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/ugFMDJRhpC
— Whipped4Shownu (@KpopQueen0114) February 12, 2023
SINGGGGGGGGGGGGG @thesherylralph!!!!!
— Kalen Allen (@TheKalenAllen) February 12, 2023
Sheryl Lee Ralph is really my mother. Like she ate downnnnn pic.twitter.com/JjOVpNP4Wy
— torie is a little bit wack (@torieisntwack) February 12, 2023
Watch the performance below:
.@thesherylralph with an incredible rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing”. #SBLVII pic.twitter.com/3iho2kTssr
— NFL (@NFL) February 12, 2023
