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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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ESPN Takes Asian Announcer off UVA Game Because His Name Is Robert Lee
Oh, I see what you did there. Because Robert Lee, an Asian announcer for ESPN, happens to share the same name as the Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, ESPN thought it was a good move to take him off a University of Virginia home-opener football game because, well, awkward. CNN reports that Lee—the announcer, not…
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LeBron James’ Destruction of the Cleveland Cavaliers Is Complete: Kyrie Irving Headed to Boston Celtics
LeBron James has single-handedly destroyed the Cleveland Cavaliers’ franchise twice now. The first go-round was shortly after the team invested tons of money to try to build a franchise around him and he bolted to the Miami Heat. But the Cavaliers recovered, thanks to some draft luck and landing perennial All-Star Kyrie Irving; and then…
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12 Cleveland Browns Players Took a Knee During the National Anthem and Colin Kaepernick Still Doesn’t Have a Job
The protest started by Colin Kaepernick to bring awareness and concern to the killing of unarmed black men, women and children by police has continued even though the free agent quarterback still doesn’t have an NFL home. On Monday, before their game against the New York Giants, a dozen Cleveland Browns players took a knee…
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Colin Kaepernick Items to Be Part of Black Lives Matter Exhibit at National African-American History Museum
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick will be immortalized at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, according to a curator who made the announcement Friday. Because of his kneeling protest against police brutality during the National Anthem during the 2016 NFL season, items from the 29-year-old will be part of a Black Lives…
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Did Chris Long’s Support of Malcolm Jenkins’ Protest Just Secure Him the No. 1 Pick in This Year’s Racial Draft?
Since the beginning of the NFL season, Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcom Jenkins has been one of the few players this season to take up the mantle that current free agent Colin Kaepernick left behind. Jenkins has upheld Kaepernick’s silent protest against the killings of unarmed African-American men, women and children by raising his fist during…
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Kevin Durant on Possible White House Invite: Is Trump Still in Office? Nah, I’m Good (I’m Paraphrasing a Bit)
If the White Nationalist House of Pancakes plans on inviting the championship Golden State Warriors to come and see where evil lives, then they can skip the e-vite for Kevin Durant because he ain’t going. “Nah, I won’t do that,” Durant said Thursday of a potential visit, according to ESPN’s Chris Haynes. “I don’t respect…
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Sex Tapes, Boob Jobs and Blackmail: Ezekiel Elliott’s Domestic Violence Case Is Getting Messy, and Here’s What You Need to Know
The NFL has suspended Dallas Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott for six games after Elliott’s ex-girlfriend Tiffany Thompson claimed that she was abused by Elliott. Here’s everything we know: On July 22, 2016, Deadspin found Instagram photos of a woman believed to be Thompson that showed bruising on her arms, knee and neck. The…
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Michael Bennett Sat During the National Anthem Because He Loves America
My mother loves Michael Harriot. I know this, not because she has told me thousands of times, but because she has loved me. She kisses me on my cheek. She hugs me tighter than Young Thug wears his skinny jeans. We have long, meandering phone conversations. She praises me for every little thing I do…
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At Least 1 NFL Player Isn’t Scared to Protest
While free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick is still without an NFL home for his protest against the killing by police of unarmed African-American men, women and children, he still has at least one NFL supporter. Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins, who’s been a champion of Kaepernick’s protest since the beginning, continued his silent protest of…