see how impotent i is??? 
Parents are in charge of their childrens’ education. We do them a world a world of disservice pretending otherwise. That student needs an adult in his world to help him to be an American as do his schoolmates. He’s probably nearly the only one who knew his parent/s would support him as much as they could.
THE WIMPINESS is the problem.
Forced, my a
there is no such thing as a black national anthem, i don’t care what anyone says or believes.
the last idea this country needs is that we have different anthems for different races of people. this is just more balkanization and breakup of the country.
screw this entire concept.
kids aren’t forced to stand for the real Anthem
these people need fired!!
Not. In. A. Million. Years.
“Government is a parasite — a cancer that by nature tries to spread deeper into society. Those who want to run others’ lives won’t give up and start minding their own business.” -Harry Browne
“Schools have not necessarily much to do with education... they are mainly institutions of control, where basic habits must be inculcated in the young. Education is quite different and has little place in school.” -Winston Churchill
“Education should aim at destroying free will so that after pupils are thus schooled they will be incapable throughout the rest of their lives of thinking or acting otherwise than as their school masters would have wished ... “ —Johann Gotlieb fitche
I bet he wont be principal next year......
what country is the black national anthem from? blackica?
there’s black people in kenya, but i think they refer to their national anthem as the kenyan national athem.
see how impotent i is??? What nonsensical bullshit!!! ...and in West(By God) Virginia of all places!
That “principal” should be thrown the hell out of his position. He has no business running a school.
Really, how FAR removed is this from having Blacks and Whites only restrooms and water fountains?
Check out the words. Although the song was composed and sung in 1900 from a Negro perspective, it is not really so much a racial hymn as it is a song about the struggle for freedom, and it is a prayer to God. As I see it, the song is not separatist at all.
I don’t think that white people have a reason to fear this one. It is better than most of what their kids are getting in school. The words to the song actually end with a prayer for the country.
But wait until the atheists see this! They are the ones who will want it banned.
As to whether it should be sung every day, I am not sure. But it could be used as an occasional alternate to other patriotic songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyS3HPInHtI
It's not the national anthem, and kids shouldn't have to stand when it is played. That said, if "our native land" means America, then it's probably too patriotic for Obama to sing. Or does "our native land" mean Africa?
Nthem?
Yeah right.
Sorry kiddos. If you stood for the “Black National Anthem” then that is on you..........
I can assure you I would not have been standing.