colin kaepernick blacklist

  • 2 Chicago Bars Stand With Colin Kaepernick, Won’t Show NFL Games

    Two Chicago bars near Soldier Field, the home of the Chicago Bears, will not show NFL games as a show of solidarity with free agent Colin Kaepernick’s protest against the killings of unarmed black men, women and children by police. According to DNAinfo Chicago, Velvet Lounge and the Bureau Bar, both of which benefit from…

  • Will ‘BlackOut’ Be the Movement to Shut Down the NFL?

    This should be an interesting football season—and year, for that matter—since many American institutions are messily having their come-to-Jesus moments. For the last two days, a video has been circulating on social media (primarily Facebook) with various black men—of all shades, ages, professions, geographical locations—covering their favorite NFL jerseys with a black T-shirt. #BlackOutNFL is…

  • Why Michael Vick—Who Killed Dogs—Should Have Nothing to Say to Colin Kaepernick, Who Stands Up for Black People Being Killed Like Dogs

    Updated Tuesday, July 18, 2017, 1 p.m. EDT: Colin Kaepernick appears to have responded to Michael Vick’s words with a simple tweet entitled “Stockholm Syndrome.” Earlier: I don’t know why Michael Vick would think that he is in any position to tell anybody how to rehab his image, but the convicted dogfighter and gambling-ring operator…

  • Colin Kaepernick’s Jersey Donated to the National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Looks like somebody appreciates Colin Kaepernick. Eminent sociologist, author and activist Harry Edwards, who helped to curate the National Museum of African American History and Culture’s most recent sports exhibit, “Game Changers,” feels that Kaepernick, too, needs pride of place at the Smithsonian. Edwards reportedly donated a collection of items relating to the former San…

  • Has the NFL Blacklisted Colin Kaepernick?

    On March 7 the National Football League began its free agency period—the time when teams can offer a contract to any unemployed player. In a league where it is impossible to win without a quarterback, teams usually throw bucketloads of money at veteran starting quarterbacks in an effort to lure them to their franchise. A…