Tag: Colin Kaepernick
Ole Miss players kneel in response to Confederacy rally
By RJ Morgan
Associated Press
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Eight University of Mississippi basketball players kneeled during the national anthem Saturday before a victory over Georgia...
NFL Settles Collusion Case with Kaepernick
By Stacy M. Brown
BlackPressUSA
Colin Kaepernick’s more than two year battle with the NFL has come to an end.
The former NFL quarterback and the league...
Kaepernick Files Grievance against NFL, Alleging Collusion
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick filed a grievance against the NFL on Sunday, alleging that he...
President’s criticisms spark more protests at NFL games
By Arnie Stapleton
Associated Press
President Donald Trump’s criticism of players who kneel during the national anthem sparked angry protests around the National Football League Sunday,...
Colin Kaepernick will no longer take a knee
By Ricardo A. Hazell
The Shadow League
Quarterback Colin Kaepernick followed his conscience during the 2016 NFL preseason and began kneeling during the National Anthem. It...
Colin Kaepernick’s crusade continues
Ricardo A. Hazell
©2016, The Shadow League
Poverty, childhood illness, famine alleviation overseas and domestic violence have been causes that have been supported by NFL players...
After Kaepernick’s protest, singers question anthem
By Mesfin Fekadu
AP Music Writer
NEW YORK (AP) - Grammy-winning R&B singer Anthony Hamilton has sung the national anthem in the past. Don’t ask him...
Michigan Wolverines Take A Stand With Kaepernick
Rob Parker
Columnist, ©2016, The Shadow League
Don't praise Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh.
Instead, praise the kids, his players.
The brave Michigan football players - who protested...
President Obama on Colin Kaepernick’s protest: “He’s exercising his constitutional right”
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
President Barack Obama has given his point of view on San Francisco 49ers' Colin Kaepernick.
"...e's exercising his constitutional right to...
Colin Kaepernick drawing both support and opposition for stance on the...
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
Colin Kaepernick's decision to protest the police shootings of black men and women has left some fans reeling, but Kaepernick...
