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Here’s the Waiver Colin Kaepernick Was Asked to Sign to Get Back on the NFL’s Plantation
Shortly before the NFL held a sham one-man slave auction combine for Colin Kaepernick, the league presented the embattled activist and quarterback with a waiver that essentially torched the prospect of Kaepernick participating in the public relations hoax reportedly concocted by Jay-Z, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, and NFL owners. To be clear, this was a…
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Watch: High School Football Team Lie on Their Backs With Hands Up as Colin Kaepernick Looks On
And it don’t stop. The police killings continue, as do the protests against them. On Friday night, former NFL player Kirk Morrison shared a powerful photo showing San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem while players from Castlemont High School in Oakland, Calif., lay on their backs with their hands up.…
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Texas Youth Football Team Kneels During National Anthem, Receives Death Threats
After deciding as a team to take a knee before a football game Sept. 11, a youth football team in Beaumont, Texas, is now receiving death threats. Following the example of the San Francisco 76ers’ Colin Kaepernick, the Beaumont Bulls took their helmets off, knelt down and placed their hands on one another’s shoulders. Coach…
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Mo. State Senator Refuses to Stand During Pledge of Allegiance
A Missouri state senator refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance Wednesday, remaining seated in the chamber to show solidarity with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has now repeatedly refused to stand during the national anthem at NFL games as a protest against police brutality and racial injustice, The Blaze reports. “I…
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Chris Long of the New England Patriots Shares His Thoughts on Colin Kaepernick
New England Patriots defensive end Chris Long was a guest on ESPN Radio’s Russillo & Kanell program Tuesday, and like many of his peers recently, he was asked to share his thoughts on Colin Kaepernick and the national anthem, a heated topic of debate lately. Long said that he’s had many thoughts about it but…
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Wanna Be Starting Something? 5 Ways Kaepernick’s Protest Drum Beats On
Colin Kaepernick’s measured moral protest against police brutality continues to be a topic of national conversation, its fallout touching the culture in new and unexpected ways. The backup quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers says he will no longer stand for the national anthem until there is a “significant change” in racism in America, and…
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Bay Area Police Union Says Kaepernick’s Protest Is ‘Harassing Behavior’ and Threatens Strike
In what has to be the best story of the pot calling the kettle black, a Bay Area police union says that Colin Kaepernick’s quiet protest against the national anthem is “harassing behavior.” The head of the Santa Clara, Calif., police union wrote a letter Friday threatening to stop working San Francisco 49ers home games unless…