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Georgetown Law Professors Will Take a Knee to Protest Jeff Sessions’ ‘Free Speech’ Visit
Law professors at Georgetown University want Attorney General Jeff Sessions to know he’s exactly the wrong one to talk about free speech. Sessions, the man Coretta Scott King warned us all about, will be at the university’s campus tonight to deliver his remarks. More than 30 law professors from the Georgetown University Law Center signed…
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How the NFL Turned Colin Kaepernick’s Protest Into #AllLivesMatter
There’s a lot of things that need to change. One specifically is police brutality. There’s people being murdered unjustly and not being held accountable. Cops are getting paid leave for killing people. That’s not right by anyone’s standards. That was Colin Kaepernick’s response in 2016 when asked what specifically would need to change in order…
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Patriotism Is for White People
The American flag, drenched in the blood of American Indians and enslaved Africans, has been romanticized as a symbol of guardianship for all citizens of this nation. One of the main centerpieces of patriotism encapsulated in the flag’s meaning is military service. Be it the Revolutionary or Civil War, World War I or II, or…
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Black Men Still Watching the NFL Are Running Out of Excuses
On Friday, President Trump gave an impassioned white-power speech during a rally in Alabama. What has been widely reported is that Trump called players who protested “sons of bitches.” “Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field…
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This Was Never About the Anthem
When Sharp Cheddar Stalin called the mothers of NFL players “bitches” in Huntsville, Ala., his hillbilly conservative base cheered him on because he vilified the men for disrespecting “our flag.” He castigated them for not showing the proper reverence for the national anthem. Welcome to another game of “stupid or liar.” You already know the…
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Trump’s Hate-Filled Rant Against Black Protest May Have Just Ensured Kaepernick an NFL Job
President Donald Trump just might have helped Colin Kaepernick get back in the NFL. Trump spoke to a Huntsville, Ala., crowd on Friday night and did what he’s done best since taking office: continued to rip the fabric of America down the racial seam. During his rambling, emphatically racist rant, Trump exclaimed: “Wouldn’t you love…
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Dotard in Chief Calls the Mothers of Peaceful NFL Protesters ‘Bitches’
In an unhinged rant while stumping for Republican Sen. Luther Strange of Alabama, Darth Cheeto went Full Darth Cheeto (again) and blamed the NFL’s declining ratings on protesting and … penalties, called for protesting NFL players to be fired, and asked the crowd if they’d “love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody…
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Colin Kaepernick’s NFL Jersey Is Still Doing Well Even Though He Doesn’t Have an NFL Home
Colin Kaepernick still doesn’t have an NFL home, but that hasn’t ended his popularity as a former San Francisco 49ers quarterback. For a few months this year, he was leading the 49ers in jersey sales. According to ESPN’s Darren Rovell, the free agent quarterback—a status that means he’s still available if the New York Jets…
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Another Horrible Quarterback Signed by Coach Who Wants Nothing to Do With Colin Kaepernick
According to reports (since I’m boycotting the NFL), Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles couldn’t throw a Frisbee into the ocean if he was standing at the shoreline. Sounds like a perfect fit for a free agent quarterback who not only throws the ball with some accuracy but can also run like a gazelle. Seems like…
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Jay-Z Reportedly Turns Down Super Bowl Halftime Gig; Is It in Solidarity With Kaepernick?
Many never forgave Jigga (OK, I never forgave Jigga) for going ahead with his Barneys capsule collaboration in 2013, when it was clear that the retailer was racially targeting its young African-American customers. But perhaps, as evidenced by his recent grown-man opus, 4:44, Jay-Z has matured in matters of love as well as social justice…