TeeRoy's 2 Cents:
- You're never to young to use your voice and platform to make a difference.
- Sometimes it's more important to stand up for what you believe in now and worry about potential repercussions later.
- She might not be invited back to the Barclays soon, but she probably just raised her overall profile with this move.
- Skye recently performed at the Barclays Center for the Tidal X benefit show.
- This would have been a bigger deal at a football game, where the kneeling issue first become polarizing.
Justine Skye sang the national anthem at the Brooklyn Nets’ home opener at Barclays Center on Friday night -- and used the spotlight to make a statement. Towards the end of the “Star Spangled Banner,” the 22-year-old singer kneeled, showing support for athletes who've been doing the same to shed light on brutality and racial injustice in America.
The Brooklyn native wrote on Instagram afterward, "Got a bit shaky at the end... Was pretty uneasy about singing the anthem and probably won’t ever be invited to sing it again, but I had to take a knee for the opening game in my city and let my voice be heard... We will not be silenced #blacklivesmatter.”
Players on the Brooklyn Nets reportedly locked arms as the Roc Nation songstress sung the anthem. A Nets spokesperson says, “We recognize that tonight’s national anthem singer kneeled briefly at the end of her performance and we were not aware that she was going to do so."
Check out a clip over at Justine’s Instagram.