I begrudgingly have to admit that Tom Brady, the New England Patriots quarterback I love to hate, is now less hated in the cockles of my heart because of a recent comment Mr. All-American made about the NFL protests.

Black Firefighter Being Burned for Kneeling During the National Anthem

Monique Judge

6/06/18 6:22pm

Add this to the list of things you cannot do while being black: exercise your First Amendment rights.

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Black Firefighter Being Burned for Kneeling During the National Anthem

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