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The Lasting Power Of Whitney Houston's National Anthem

Why does <a href="http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/14673003/the-story-whitney-houston-epic-national-anthem-performance-1991-super-bowl">Whitney Houston's 1991 Super Bowl</a> national anthem still resonate 30 years later? Listen to this episode from our friends at <a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510317/its-been-a-minute-with-sam-sanders">It's Been A Minute with Sam Sanders </a>where they chat with author and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/20Ifo2kqrmLweDY87KC0dr?si=JM0PpOHuQgi4tOJFGplhHg">Black Girl Songbook </a>host <a href="https://twitter.com/danamo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Danyel Smith</a> about that moment of Black history and what it says about race, patriotism and pop culture. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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