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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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WNBA Players Walk Off Court During Anthem; Kyrie Irving Commits $1.5 Million to Support Those Who Opt-Out This Season
WNBA athletes continue to make it clear that they are all about justice for Breonna Taylor. Over the weekend, members of the Seattle Storm and New York Liberty teams walked off the court as the national anthem was being played ahead of their game in Florida. The players were wearing shirts bearing the words ‘Say…
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Former NFL Star Brandon Marshall on Colin Kaepernick, National Anthem Protests: 'I Am Ashamed I Didn’t Take That Knee'
I know I’m not the only one who wondered why more black athletes didn’t have Colin Kaepernick’s back during the height of his national anthem protests. But the NFL isn’t merely a sport—it’s a job—and former NFL receiver Brandon Marshall admits that providing for his family prevented him from participating. “The first thing that came…
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Bill Russell Comes Out of Retirement to Dunk on Trump From the Free Throw Line: 'You Are Divisive and a Coward'
On the same weekend that former Secretary of State Colin Powell pulled down his pants and took a massive shit all over Donald Trump, NBA great Bill Russell made it his personal duty to finish the job. “#Trump you projected your narrative that #TakingAKnee is disrespectful & #UnAmerican it was never about that!” he tweeted…
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Wendy Williams Is What Happens When You Don’t Cancel a Bitch the 1st Time She Gets Out of Pocket
Here’s a question: Why is Wendy Williams still here? She stays putting her foot in her mouth, saying the wrong thing at the wrong time about the wrong people—yet, she continues to get a pass. Why? We are only on the third day of Black History Month, and yo mama is out here fucking it…