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    Clarence Page: What doesn’t MAGA know about the ‘Black national anthem’? A lot

    by Clarence Page, Tribune Content Agency Feb 15, 2023 3 minutes

    Some people suspect that Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” camp is barely a step away from “Make America White Again.”

    They found a lot of food for that thought in the MAGA world’s reaction to this year’s Super Bowl pregame show.

    The show included Sheryl Lee Ralph of “Abbott Elementary” singing James Weldon Johnson’s 123-year-old hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” frequently called the “Black national anthem.” It’s a galvanizing

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