PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers are covering a statue of singer Kate Smith outside their arena, following the New York Yankees in cutting ties and looking into allegations of racism against the 1930s star with a popular recording of 'God Bless America.'
The Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL and the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball are cutting ties to the singer behind the version of"God Bless America" used at games for those teams.
The star from the 1930s is being accused of racism because of lyrics found in some of her other songs. The teams will no longer use her recording of the song and the Flyers have covered a statue of her outside their arena.PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers are covering a statue of singer Kate Smith outside their arena, following the New York Yankees in cutting ties and looking into allegations of racism against the 1930s star with a popular recording of"God Bless America."
Flyers officials said Friday they also plan to remove Smith's"God Bless America" recording from their library. They say several other songs performed by Smith"contain offensive lyrics that do not reflect our values as an organization."the Yankees suspending their use of Smith's recording during the seventh-inning stretch amid conflicting claims about several of her songs, including a 1939 song"That's Why the Darkies Were Born.
The Yankees have used her recording of"God Bless America" and sometimes live singers during the seventh inning since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. They have used her version twice this season and have mostly played an organ version.
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