Trump waded into a simmering debate on sports and free speech after he appeared to withdraw an invitation for the Warriors to visit the White House, and said National Football League (NFL) owners should fire players who openly protest by taking a knee on the field. Trump’s remarks stirred an already thorny national conversation about […]
Tag: Colin Kaepernick
Kaepernick Supporters Protest At NFL Headquarters, Call For Boycott
NEW YORK — Supporters of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who refused to stand for the national anthem to protest police brutality against black people, showed their solidarity with him and his cause at a rally outside NFL headquarters Wednesday, demanding that he be signed by the start of the regular season next […]
A Dozen Cleveland Browns, Including Two White Players, Join National Anthem Protest
More than a dozen Cleveland Browns players staged the largest national anthem protest yet, and were joined by white players for what’s believed to be the first time, before a preseason game on Monday against the New York Giants. The group, which included veterans, rookies, starters and backups, gathered in front of some water coolers […]
White NFL Players Join Support Of Kaepernick’s Protest
The Philadelphia Eagles’ Malcolm Jenkins has been offering his own statement during the pregame playing of the national anthem, raising a fist to protest racial injustice. Teammate Chris Long joined Jenkins on Thursday night, placing a hand on Jenkins’ shoulder. It was a small gesture in the moment, but it could have significant impact on the […]
Frank Serpico And Other NYPD Rally In Support Of Collin Kaepernick
NEW YORK — A former New York City police officer, whose claims of police corruption in the 1970s were chronicled in an Al Pacino movie, joined dozens of current and former officers Saturday at a rally in support of getting quarterback Colin Kaepernick a job in the NFL. An exhibit on the Black Lives Matter […]
Standing For The National Anthem Now Required For US Soccer
U.S. Soccer has adopted a new policy requiring all players to stand for the playing of the national anthem. The move comes after one of the women’s team players, Megan Rapinoe, took a knee during the anthem in several matches last fall to protest racial oppression in the country. “We have an expectation that our […]
Kaepernick’s Parents Finally Give Public Statement On Anthem Protest
After standing by proudly but quietly as their son continued to protest the national anthem and draw intense criticism, the parents of Colin Kaepernick finally decided to talk about his decision and beliefs. “Colin is carrying a heavy load and following a difficult path that he truly believes in. He is putting his entire future […]
Kaepernick Following Through With Million Dollar Donation Pledge
“I will donate $1 million plus all the proceeds of my jersey sales from the 2016 season to organizations working in oppressed communities — $100,000 a month for 10 months,” he said. It appears he’s doing just that. At the end of November, he announced that he made a donation of $25,000 to the Black […]
Wheelchair-bound, Patriotic teen shames anthem protesters
A Florida teenager with spina bifida was caught on camera shaming athletes who sit for the national anthem — using his arms to proudly “stand” from his wheelchair as the American flag passed by him during a parade. Arek Trenholm, 16, has become a social media sensation after his uncle Myron Leggett, a professional photographer, […]
Team’s Season Canceled Due to Kneeling
All over the country, young people continue to take a knee during the Star Spangled Banner to protest police brutality and racial injustice in America. For them, perhaps because the world has not yet squeezed out all of their hope and optimism, or maybe because they know they have far more time left on this […]
Crowd chants “U-S-A” at Kneeling Kaepernick
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Amid loud chants of “USA! USA! USA!,” San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt for the national anthem Sunday in his continuing protest against racial oppression and police brutality. Outside the stadium, vendors sold shirts with Kaepernick’s image in the sites of a rifle scope, and fans tackled a dummy dressed […]
Kaepernick’s retort to Ginsburg
Colin Kaepernick said it was “disappointing” to hear Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s recent criticism of his National Anthem protest. Ginsburg had told Yahoo News that Kaepernick’s decision not to stand for the “Star-Spangled Banner” to call attention to racial injustice is “dumb and disrespectful.” She likened it to flag burning and said that […]