Tag: national anthem
ESPN suspends anchor Jemele Hill after Tweets connected to ongoing NFL...
By PAT EATON-ROBB
AP Sports Writer
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Controversy continues to swirl around Jemele Hill, the ESPN anchor suspended on Monday for two weeks for making...
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,...
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...
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...