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Report: It Turns Out White Guilt Drove NFL to Entertain Colin Kaepernick's Return, Create 'Fake' Interest
In the immediate aftermath of the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minnesota police officers, white America experienced a reckoning of sorts. Record labels apologized for historically exploiting Black artists, cities painted murals in recognition of the Black Lives Matter movement, racists got outed, institutions distanced themselves from their oppressive origins—basically, white folks…
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Sheds White Tears for Colin Kaepernick: 'I Wish We Had Listened Earlier'
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is sorry. And no, I don’t mean contrite. I mean he’s a fucking clown—with the red nose, clown car and oversized shoes to match. He’s the exact type of “ally” Black people don’t need. The kind who magically appear once the dust settles and bloviates about what he would’ve done differently…
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Yes, Baby, Yes: Remember That Shelved Controversial Black-ish Episode? It's Now Available on Hulu
2020 is unprecedented-ish. Remember back in 2017, a mysterious Black-ish episode titled “Please, Baby, Please” (based on the Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee children’s book of the same name) became wrapped in some controversy because of its reported politically-charged themes? It caused such a ruckus, and I pretty much figured the episode would never…
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US Navy to Investigate Video of a Kaepernick Stand-In Being Used in an Attack Dog Demonstration at Navy SEALS Museum
The Navy SEALS museum in Fort Pierce, Fla., is under investigation after video surfaced of a Colin Kaepernick stand-in being used for an attack dog demonstration. NBC News reports that the videos were shared over the weekend on documentary filmmaker Billy Corben’s Twitter account and showed attack dogs attacking a white man wearing a cut…
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The NFL Unveils Its Master Plan to 'Help Conquer Racism' With a Stencil. No, Really
Here I was thinking that I’d have to spend the rest of my days ducking from disproportionate jail sentences, Donald Trump’s Twitter feed and the KKK, but it would appear that after hundreds of years of torment and generational trauma, the NFL might’ve finally found the cure for racism. ESPN reports that as the NFL…
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'Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing' Is Coming to A Week 1 NFL Game Near You
The performative gestures from brands now trying to show that they care about Black lives—all of a sudden in 2020—have been ridiculous, hilarious, and cringe-worthy. Here’s one that fits all three descriptions perfectly. The National Football League will be playing “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” also known as the Black national anthem, at the beginning…
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Colin in Black & White: Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick Team Up for New Netflix Dramatic Limited Series
The man we’ve grown to know as the professional football player who took a knee in protest against police brutality is giving us a peek into the young boy whose experiences started it all. Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay have partnered up in a new Netflix dramatic limited series called Colin in Black & White,…
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San Francisco 49ers Debut Black Lives Matter Flag at Levi Stadium
All it took was for police to murder yet another unarmed black man and all of a sudden we’re in the midst of a full-fledged White Renaissance, in which white people inexplicably are crippled with guilt, suddenly empathize with our plight and rock Black Lives Matter t-shirts like they bought them at a Pink Floyd…