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  • Colin Kaepernick Will Stand for Anthem Next Season, and He Should

    Can you hear it? It’s the sound of soldiers cheering because they no longer feel disrespected. It’s the ghosts of the men and women who risked their lives for this country letting out sighs of relief. The Statue of Liberty is smiling. Even Jesus is giving a thumbs-up. America is great again. San Francisco 49ers…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • Denver Broncos Linebacker Brandon Marshall Ends Anthem Protest

    Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall, arguably the second-most-visible NFL protester aside from Colin Kaepernick, has decided to stand during the national anthem. Marshall explained on his Instagram account that while he won’t be kneeling during the national anthem, he won’t stop fighting for social and racial justice. For the 1st half of the season, I’ve…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • Colin Kaepernick Creates 'Know Your Rights Camp' to Empower Youths

    The San Francisco 49ers had a bye week this weekend, and quarterback Colin Kaepernick used his free time to host an event in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday for hundreds of black and Latino kids from California’s Bay Area titled, #KnowYourRightsOakland. According to its website, Know Your Rights Camp is “a free campaign for youth to raise…

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    Monique Judge

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  • Watch: Black Anthem Singer Takes Knee at NBA Game

    Yet another citizen has protested police brutality and racial oppression in the sports arena. A black woman performing the national anthem prior to an NBA preseason game in Miami knelt as she sang. Before dropping to her knee to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner,” Denasia Lawrence opened her jacket to reveal a “Black Lives Matter” shirt.…

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    The Root Staff

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  • Antonio Cromartie's Wife Believes Team Let Him Go Because of Protest

    The Indianapolis Colts released cornerback Antonio Cromartie last month, and his wife says she thinks she knows why: his protest during the national anthem. Terricka Cason Cromartie took to Instagram to respond to Colts owner Jim Irsay’s comments that NFL games aren’t the place for protest. “You are nothing more than an entertainer. Just shut…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • Colin Kaepernick to Make 1st Start This Sunday

    It’s time for Colin Kaepernick to rise up: Chip Kelly, the coach of the San Francisco 49ers, announced Tuesday that he’s making the switch from the highly ineffective Blaine Gabbert to Kaepernick, NFL.com reports. Much of the Kaepernick news has been less about his football ability and more about his protests against overpolicing of black…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Colin Kaepernick's Protest: It's Dumb and Disrespectful

    Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says that she thinks Colin Kapernick and other NFL players’ protest of unjust policing of minority communities during the national anthem is “dumb” and “disrespectful.” During an interview with Katie Couric on Yahoo!, Ginsburg blasted the protest, which includes players kneeling or raising a fist during the national anthem…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • Terry Bradshaw: Colin Kaepernick and Others Will 'Pay' for 'Disrespect' of Flag

    Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw, like most old white men who are both for and against Colin Kaepernick’s protest, confuses me. Recently, Bradshaw appeared on the über-conservative Fox & Friends morning show to note that Kaepernick and others who are protesting police killings of unarmed African-American men, women and children are “disrespecting” the flag…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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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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    Kirsten West Savali

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  • Police Officers Refuse to Work La. High School After Players Kneel During National Anthem

    Some Jefferson Parish, La., police officers have refused to work a voluntary security detail at Bonnabel High School football games after the majority of the team knelt during the playing of the national anthem to protest injustices and police brutality in African-American communities. “I was a bit taken aback at first. Keep in mind, I…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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