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NFL To Play Unofficial Black National Anthem Before Week One Games, Considers Placing Police Violence Victims’ Names on Jerseys, Helmets
Rob Carr/Getty Images The NFL announced on Thursday that it is will play the song “Lift…
Trump Says He ‘Absolutely’ Would Support Colin Kaepernick Getting a Second Chance in the NFL
Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick may get a second chance…
Roger Goodell Says He’d Welcome Colin Kaepernick Return to NFL: I ‘Encourage’ Teams to Sign Him
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says he supports a return to the NFL for Colin Kaepernick. In…
CNN Hires NFL Free Safety Malcolm Jenkins, Becoming First Player to Be On-Air Contributor
Elsa/Getty Images New Orleans Saints free safety and activist Malcolm Jenkins has been hired by CNN while…
FIFA urges ‘tolerance’ after Trump’s anthem kneeling rebuke
FIFA appealed Monday for “tolerance, mutual respect and common sense” after U.S. President Donald Trump denounced…
U.S. Soccer president addresses repeal of anthem policy
U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone apologized Saturday for the federation’s lack of leadership in the…
‘Punk Move’: Spike Lee Torches Roger Goodell’s ‘Piss Poor’ Black Lives Matter Apology on The View
Director Spike Lee torched NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s apology to black athletes for going against kneeling as a…
US Soccer repeals rule that banned kneeling during anthem
U.S. Soccer’s board of directors has voted to repeal a 2017 policy that required national team…
Lou Dobbs Outraged by ‘Sickening Display’ of Protest Solidarity from Dem Leaders in US Capitol: ‘Americans Don’t Kneel!’
The act of kneeling has now acquired a potent bifurcated symbolic power in the country —…
Late Night Round Up: Noah, Fallon, Kimmel, Meyers, Corden Praise Initial Results of Protests — From Statues to the NFL
Late-night hosts Trevor Noah, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and James Corden praised the results of the…
Drew Brees Directly Responds to Trump, Calls Out ‘Systemic Racial Injustice’ in Instagram Post: ‘We Must Stop Talking About the Flag’
Photo credit: Sean Gardner, Getty Images. New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees directly responded to President…
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Announces $3 Million Contribution to Colin Kaepernick’s Protester-Defending Charity
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has donated $3 million to former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick‘s…
After Telling LeBron to ‘Shut Up and Dribble,’ Laura Ingraham Says Drew Brees ‘Allowed to Have an Opinion’
Fox News host Laura Ingraham, who once told LeBron James to “shut up and dribble,” defended New…
Drew Brees Facing Backlash After He Says He ‘Will Never Agree’ With Kneeling During Anthem
Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is facing backlash after an interview with…
‘We won’t tolerate’: Sports world unites behind Floyd
Players who scored in the German and Hungarian soccer leagues removed their jerseys to display undershirts…
Jemele Hill Rips NFL for ‘Frankly Disgusting’ Hypocrisy About George Floyd Killing: ‘We Saw Them Take Away Colin Kaepernick’s Career’
Sports and culture writer Jemele Hill lashed out at the NFL, calling out the league for…