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Gunna, Jamie Foxx, Janelle Monáe and More Black Celebs Who Attended Art Basel in Miami
Art Basel is an international art fair gathering the biggest galleries and art lovers for one weekend.
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Michael Bennett Tells New England Patriots That He’ll Stay in Locker Room During National Anthem
New England Patriots defensive end Michael Bennett has been adamant about the movement for black lives. He was one of the first NFL players to back former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling protest during the national anthem, and he doesn’t plan on stopping just because President Trump’s favorite team has picked him up.…
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Michael Bennett, Other Players Troll the MAGA Crowd With Social Justice Gear as They Suit Up for the Season
Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Michael Bennett has been one of the more outspoken NFL players, thereby remaining a unicorn in the league. Bennett has protested police brutality in the black community and kneeled during the national anthem; he’s even openly criticized the president and yet, unlike Colin Kaepernick, he still has a job. On Wednesday,…
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Watch: Strange Case Has Michael Bennett Facing Up to 10 Years in Prison
The Root 100 honoree and NFL star Michael Bennett posted bail after turning himself in Monday in Houston. He was indicted last week on a felony charge of causing injury to the elderly during the 2017 Super Bowl. The Philadelphia Eagles defensive end allegedly injured the shoulder of a 66-year-old paraplegic woman at the event…
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The NFL Wants Black Bodies … Not Black People
The National Football League’s annual trade carousel has officially reached top speed, and with it, the owners and general managers of America’s most watched sporting league are quietly instituting a new directive to its black players: “Shut the fuck up.” Across the NFL, teams are purging from their rosters black players considered to be extremely…
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Watch: NFL Star Michael Bennett Refuses to Stay in His Lane
“If you’re silent about the issues … then you’re telling a lie; you’re just a part of the crime.” —Michael Bennett The Root 100 honoree Michael Bennett is not only an NFL star as a Seattle Seahawks defensive end but also an activist, author and philanthropist. Here’s why sports does not define him and why…
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Seahawks’ Michael Bennett Stood for National Anthem Ahead of Veterans Day
Michael Bennett is proving, once and for all, that the NFL protests during the national anthem have nothing to do with veterans. The Seattle Seahawks defensive end stood for the national anthem Thursday for the first time this season, Bleacher Report notes. According to the sports site, Bennett told NBC that he stood to show…
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Michael Bennett Will Continue to Sit During Anthem, Says Kaepernick Needs a Job Before NFL Can Move Forward With Players
Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman Michael Bennett says the issue of Colin Kaepernick’s unemployment needs to be addressed before players and the league can move forward with talks on how to work together on social causes. “I think the first step to even being able to even have a conversation is making sure that Colin Kaepernick…