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The athlete turned activist joins forces with Ava Duvernay for a bold and devastating docudrama mixing the story of his early life with shocking stats on racial inequality
Colin Kaepernick became famous in the US as an NFL quarterback. He became famous around the world, and infamous in his own country, when he became a civil rights protester and – shortly after that – no longer an NFL quarterback. Kaepernick drew admiration and condemnation when he took the knee during the playing of the US national anthem at a preseason game in 2016, in protest against US police brutality and racial inequality after multiple police shootings of black people and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement.
His actions inspired many more players to join him in similar actions – then president Trump to recommend that such players should be fired. At the end of the season, the managers at his team, the San Francisco 49ers, told him they were going to release him – a move largely seen as politically rather than practically motivated, despite the 49ers’ claim that he didn’t fit in with their new coach’s plans. His activism has increased and he has remained unsigned since.
NFL players kneeling in the US and Premier League stars speaking out in the UK is nothing new: sportsmen and women have always been at the forefront of the fight for civil rights
We may never know why Jake Hepple, a now unemployed welder from Burnley, thought it was a good idea to hire a plane and have it trail a banner reading “White Lives Matter Burnley” across the skies over Manchester’s Etihad Stadium. What we are assured is that Hepple – who has been pictured with his arm wrapped round the shoulder of the English Defence League’s former leader Tommy Robinson, and whose girlfriend was sacked from her job last week, accused of posting racist material on social media (her mother has said her daughter did not write the posts) – was not motivated by any form of racism. After all, he told reporters: “I’ve got lots of black and Asian friends.”
The phrase “white lives matter” is, of course, an attack on the phrase “black lives matter” and the movement that coalesced around it. But while one is a plea for equality, the other, along with the phrase “all lives matter”, was created by those who engage in the pantomime of pretending that anyone is suggesting only black lives matter. These people belong to the same demographic as those who think structural racism doesn’t exist, or that black people should “get over” slavery. And to that demographic, top-flight football’s support of Black Lives Matter really rankles.
When the then NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the US national anthem before a game on 1 September 2016 to highlight racism, it began a protest that would reverberate around the world.
Colin Kaepernick, Eric Reid settle collusion grievance with NFL
Parties have resolved grievances subject to confidentiality pact
The NFL and attorneys for Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid jointly announced on Friday afternoon they have settled a complaint of collusion by the players, who claimed the league’s owners blackballed them because they had protested by kneeling during the pre-game playing of the national anthem.
Rapper ‘got to sacrifice a lot of money’ by not playing halftime
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Cardi B turned down an offer to perform at the Super Bowl, she said, in order to “stand behind” the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who “stood up” for minorities by kneeling down during playings of the pre-game anthem.
USA Gymnastics just can't seem to get out of its own way when it comes to establishing new leadership. The honeymoon lasted just one day for USA Gymnastics interim President Mary Bono, who was appointed on Friday and came under fire from the sport's biggest star on Saturday.
Never forget, the NFL wants everyone to get back to concentrating solely on football and to keep politics out of the daily discussion. The hypocrisy of the league was on full display yet again Monday night when Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill posted on his team's official website his praise of and support for Brett Kavanaugh, a friend of nearly 40 years and a former classmate at Georgetown Prep who was nominated by President Trump to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Team Kaepernick swung back Thursday after Vice President Mike Pence cheered the NFL 's decision to ban kneeling during the national anthem. Mr. Pence responded to the Wednesday vote at the annual spring meeting by tweeting "#Winning," prompting free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick to retweet a legal citation posted by his attorney, Mark Geragos, who added, "Winning!" Mr. Geragos posted a section of the federal code from the Legal Information Institute prohibiting federal elected officials, including the president and vice president, from attempting to influence the hiring decisions of private employers on partisan grounds.
Before, he was merely petty and vindictive. He'd tweet nasty things about people he wanted to humiliate, like former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
An Indiana lawmaker is filing legislation that would require the Indianapolis Colts to offer fans refunds if Colts players kneel during the national anthem at home games. Rep. Milo Smith, R-Columbus, said his bill would allow fans who feel disrespected by the kneeling to ask for a refund during the first quarter.
The NFL has been on the losing end of the culture war since players from around the league began kneeling during the National Anthem. Started by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, the ill-placed form of protest has lead to failing stadium attendance, lackluster ratings and the scorn of the most powerful in the world - President Donald Trump.
Colin Kaepernick participated in an un-Thanksgiving Day protest with Native Americans on Alcatraz Island on Thanksgiving Day. Instead f staying in football shape, this clown continues his anti-USA crap.
The Detroit rapper, who has slammed Trump previously in the nine-minute 2016 freestyle "Campaign Speech," and in Big Sean's "No Favors," had criticized Trump supporters in the past, but this time he took it a step further, directly addressing his own fans on the issue: "And any fan of mine who's a supporter of his, I'm drawing in the sand a line, you're either for or against, and if you can't decide who you like more and you're split on who you should stand beside, I'll do it for it for you with this," he said toward the end, raising his middle finger. The latest freestyle, which Eminem revealed on Twitter is called "The Storm," comes as anticipation for Eminem's eighth studio release builds.
NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith released a statement Monday regarding players protesting during the national anthem, saying "no player is disrespecting our country or our flag." Smith's statement comes following Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' comments on Sunday that his players must stand for the anthem or else they would not play.
DALLAS Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has delivered a scathing warning to any players who consider taking a knee during the national anthem. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence walked out of a NFL game on Sunday in his home state of Indiana after some players knelt during the national anthem, a form of demonstration that began last year as a symbolic protest about police violence against racial minorities.
Colin Kaepernick, center, as quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers in 2016, takes a knee during the national anthem, along with other teammates. A CBS sports reporter who said Sunday that Colin Kaepernick would stand for the national anthem if given the opportunity to play in the NFL again later admitted that he never discussed the issue with the former quarterback.
The US vice president, Mike Pence, has left an American football game after some of the players dropped to one knee during the national anthem. The former Indiana governor flew in for the Indianapolis Colts-San Francisco 49ers game on Sunday but he did not stay long.
Vice-President Mike Pence stated earlier today that he was at the game in Indianapolis to help honor the career of Colts legend Peyton Manning. Looking forward to cheering for our @Colts & honoring the great career of #18 Peyton Manning at @LucasOilStadium today.
There was a significant decrease in NFL players kneeling during the national anthem this Sunday as compared to last, but almost half of Colin Kaepernick's old team took a knee. Kapernick began his national anthem protest over a year ago on the San Francisco 49ers.