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Jerry Rice Is Sorry, Y’all; He Didn’t Realize That All Lives Matter Wasn’t Our Fight
Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice admits that he dropped the ball. As it turns out, Rice wasn’t well-versed in social happenings surrounding police killings of unarmed African-American men, women and children when he spouted off, “All Lives Matter” in a recent tweet. But after being dragged on Twitter for his ill-timed tweet, the…
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Obama Continues to Support Colin Kaepernick’s and Other NFL Players' Protests
This writer already knows that when President Barack Obama leaves office, I’m going to have to take a week off from work just to get my nerves together. During a CNN town hall, which aired Wednesday, the president was asked his position on NFL players protesting police violence in the black community during the national…
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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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Ray Lewis Just Can’t Stop Hating on Colin Kaepernick
Ray Lewis is hating on Colin Kaepernick again. First he noted that the San Francisco 49ers quarterback needed to take the flag out of his protest. Now the former NFL linebacker is saying that Kaepernick shouldn’t be on the cover of Time magazine as the “face of police brutality.” Appearing on Fox Sports on Thursday, Lewis…
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FSU Volleyball Player Takes Knee During National Anthem
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s movement to take a stand against the over-policing of black communities by taking a knee may be spreading; Mara Green, a redshirt senior middle blocker on Florida State’s volleyball team, did just that before a match Friday. Green told her coach that she planned to stage the silent protest…
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49ers and Rams Continue Protest; Redskins and Steelers Opt Out
On Monday, protest against the over-policing of black communities continued around the NFL as San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick and teammate Eric Reid knelt during the national anthem while teammates Antoine Bethea and Eli Harold raised their fists. After the anthem, several players from the 49ers walked over and hugged Kaepernick, who has vowed…
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Bay Area Police Union Says Kaepernick’s Protest Is ‘Harassing Behavior’ and Threatens Strike
In what has to be the best story of the pot calling the kettle black, a Bay Area police union says that Colin Kaepernick’s quiet protest against the national anthem is “harassing behavior.” The head of the Santa Clara, Calif., police union wrote a letter Friday threatening to stop working San Francisco 49ers home games unless…
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Unique Views Podcast, Episode 9: If a Podcast Falls in Kaepernick's Afro …
It wasn’t supposed to end like this. We were supposed to be a three-person team until the end. But sadly, we lost “Meats.” That’s right, Yesha “I Like Meats” Callahan has taken her 15,000 Twitter followers and gone home. Stop crying! She’s still alive and kicking and dominating page views on The Root. And while…
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Same Violence, Different Uniform: On Kaepernick Taking a Knee to Support US Military
When I first saw San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick take a knee—joined by free safety Eric Reid—during the singing of “The Star-Bangled Banner” before their game against the San Diego Chargers Thursday night, I threw up a mental black power fist. I did so because I believed it to be a show of solemn respect for…