Jazz Critic Nate Chinen wrote the following day of the performance: "What does it mean for a singer such as Salvant to inhabit a platform like the US Open, and implore God to mend America’s every flaw?
dʒˈæz kɹˈɪɾɪk nˈeɪt tʃˈaɪnən ɹˈoʊt ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ dˈeɪ ʌvðə pɚfˈoːɹməns: "wˌʌt dˈʌz ɪt mˈiːn fɚɹə sˈɪŋɚ sˈʌtʃ ɐz sˈælvənt tʊ ɪnhˈæbɪt ɐ plˈætfɔːɹm lˈaɪk ðə jˌuːˈɛs ˈoʊpən, ænd ɪmplˈoːɹ ɡˈɑːd tə mˈɛnd ɐmˈɛɹɪkəz ˈɛvɹi flˈɔː?