Jazmine Sullivan Was Robbed of Her Big Moment
I know the Super Bowl was a few days ago, and maybe I should be over it by now. But I absolutely could not — and still cannot — understand why the powers that be in programming land had to pair super songstress Jazmine Sullivan with country singer Eric Church to deliver “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Someone else was bothered by it too, and in her latest, Tressie McMillan Cottom breaks it down beautifully.
It would have made more sense to pair Jazmine with a Black woman country singer — there’s plenty to go around. If you don’t know, here’s an interview we ran last year spotlighting some hidden history.