The 2020 protests against police brutality led to a record-breaking number of non-white acting nominees at the 93rd Academy Awards, with eight Oscars won in total.
Colin Kaepernick
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How the ‘Kaepernick Effect’ inspired a new generation
‘It was just incredible to see my Black students be transformed through these protests.’
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Telling the story of an iconic protest: taking a knee
‘The act of taking that knee has become so iconic that if I was at a sporting event and the anthem played and I took a knee, everybody would immediately know what I was doing.’
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A second-degree knee!
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee to protest police shootings of Black men. He was criticized and hasn’t played in the NFL since.
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NFL fan behavior could reflect implicit bias
The NFL fan base is arguably the most biased against the over three-fourths of its players who are Black.
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Commercials be damned: The NFL does not care about Black people
The NFL’s latest move is designed to ensure that the movement does not come back by trying to make it appear that it and the people concerned about ending police violence, share the same vision. They/we absolutely do not!
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We got 99 problems now Jay-Z is one
Jay-Z doubled down on his shadiness, cutting a deal with the NFL, which was designed to improve their reputation with its Black fan base.
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Tony Dungy says NFL picked worst possible date for Kaepernick workout
The NFL has suddenly planned a workout for Colin Kaepernick but is it sabotage?
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Colin Kaepernick triumphs over NFL collusion
This past week, it was reported that Kaepernick, who filed a grievance against the National Football League (NFL) back in October of 2017, had reached a settlement with the NFL for a substantial amount of money. Kaepernick had not played a game in the NFL since early 2017.
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Rihanna says no to Super Bowl halftime invite — social media explodes
Rihanna said she’s showing solidarity with Colin Kaepernick and NFL players who have been protesting racial disparities and police violence against Blacks and other minorities by kneeling during the playing of the national anthem.
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Officials can’t target Nike just because they don’t like Kaepernick
Regardless of what officials may think about the protests, the First Amendment prohibits the government from discriminating against individuals and organizations based on the content of their speech and the viewpoints they express.
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Colin Kaepernick: the face of Nike’s ‘Just Do It’ 30th Anniversary campaign (updated w/vid)
“Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything,” the ad reads. Kaepernick tweeted out the first glimpse of it on Monday. The multiyear deal includes Kaepernick apparel, a shoe and T-shirt, and Nike will also donate money to Kaepernick’s “Know Your Rights” campaign, according to the New York Times.
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White and Black athletes should stand together against injustice
Lindsay Whalen, about this time two years ago, stood alongside her Black teammates wearing black T-shirts to protest the Philando Castile shooting in Falcon Heights, a similar shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and other such tragedies.
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The NFL’s ‘anthem policy’ is pure hypocrisy
The NFL’s new “anthem policy” requires players to “respect” the flag and the national anthem or stay in the locker room until it is played. The NFL refers to this as a compromise — it was anything but. This was a mandate, not a decision arrived at through a collaborative process. Despite claiming that they […]
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News Analysis: Taking a knee unlikely at this game
News Analysis The Super Bowl is a reflection of the reality of race, class, and status in America. Coaches used to be fond of saying that sports don’t build character, it’s a reflection of character. Sports is also a reflection of society. The Take a Knee movement inspired by Colin Kaepernick has exposed a very […]
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Protests build as more athletes are ‘taking a knee’
Caution, read at your own risk it, as may make you “feel some kind of way.” Vice President Pence; Dallas Cowboys owner, Jerry Jones; ESPN; President Trump; the NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell; corporate America; and the one percent are all ganging up on a handful of Black professional athletes and a sports personality. Why? Because […]
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NFL boycott a defense of free speech
It’s been nearly a month and I am still boycotting NFL games this season. Social justice activist Shaun King, in the June piece he wrote for the New York Daily News, called for it because of the apparent blackballing of Black quarterback Colin Kaepernick, still an unsigned free agent. “If you call the decisions by […]
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Political athletes can ‘puncture privilege’
They bring controversial issues to different audiences U.S. pro athletes — both female and male — either individually or as an entire team, have recently been outspoken on the mistreatment of Black citizens in this country. The fatal shootings by police officers of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, which were followed by protests, and the […]
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Athletes continue tradition of using platform to fight against injustice
Athletes are making their voices heard on social injustice, be it WNBA players wearing T-shirts in protest of police shootings or NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and others refusing to stand for the national anthem. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and […]