national anthem protest
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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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Youth Football Team in Ill. Takes a Knee During the National Anthem Before Game Sunday
Children understand things that are happening around them more than we think and more than we give them credit for. A great example of this is the Cahokia Quarterback Club, which decided as a group to take a knee during the national anthem before the team’s football game Sunday in Belleville, Ill. The team consists…
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#ImWithKap: Hundreds Rally at NFL Headquarters for Colin Kaepernick, Call for Boycott if Demands Not Met
Nearly 1,000 people showed up at the New York City headquarters of the National Football League Wednesday in support of Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback many see as being unfairly blackballed for “taking a knee” during the national anthem. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback knelt during the 2016 season to bring light to police brutality…
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Marshawn Lynch Sits During National Anthem at Raiders Preseason Game
Marshawn Lynch has always been a man who marched to his own drum. Frankly, I think he’s a genius who’s laughing at all of us; for me, that was confirmed when he was one of very few high-profile NFL players who came out in support of Colin Kaepernick’s principled stand for black lives last year.…
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Researchers: People Who Oppose Colin Kaepernick’s Protest Are Probably Racist
Whites who believe negative stereotypes about blacks are more likely than most to oppose athletes kneeling during the national anthem, according to researchers who studied the issue, the Washington Post reports. In yet another Kanye-shrug-inducing survey, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst conducted a nationally representative online poll in October to determine whether negative…
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2 Students Reportedly Attacked at University of Southern Miss. for Refusing to Stand for National Anthem
Students at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss., gathered for a peaceful campus protest Monday afternoon to show support for two female students who said they were attacked and called racial slurs for refusing to stand for the national anthem, WDAM reports. The two students reported that the incident happened Saturday night at the USM-vs.-Rice University football game.…
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Here's a Look at All the NFL Players Who Protested Sunday
Colin Kapernick’s movement to protest police violence against unarmed men, women and children is spreading. Below is a look at the players who protested Sunday: Five players for the San Francisco 49ers also raised their right fists during the ceremony: Antoine Bethea, Rashard Robinson, Jaquiski Tartt, Keith Reaser and Mike Davis.
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Tommie Smith and John Carlos to Join 2016 Olympic Team at White House
Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the U.S. Olympic sprinters who raised their fists during the 1968 Olympics, will join the U.S. Olympic team at the White House next week for its meeting with President Barack Obama, the Charlotte News & Observer reports. In the last week, the tide has continued to turn for the two…