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When Democrat  Beto O’Rourke takes the stage in the second round of presidential primary debates on Tuesday, three young black men from Michigan who were inspired by ex-NFL player Colin Kaepernick to kneel during the national anthem before their high school football games will be in the audience as guests of the former Texas congressman. […]

Donald Trump has picked a fight with the NFL again. Several Miami Dolphins players took a knee during the National Anthem and Trump is outraged. He claims to be all about patriotism, but that doesn’t make sense because he did the most unpatriotic thing possible. This is the man that went on live television and […]

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers national anthem singer Sevyn Streeter said she was told by the team she could not perform because of her “We Matter” jersey. She was scheduled to sing before the Sixers’ season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but said in an interview with The Associated Press late Wednesday she was […]

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Colin Kaepernick didn’t feel extra nerves, hear the boos or concern himself with the disparaging T-shirts being sold outside the stadium while making his season debut as the 49ers starting quarterback on Sunday. After kneeling during the national anthem to continue his protest against racial oppression and police brutality, Kaepernick […]

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Not that you need it, but here’s MORE proof that Colin Kaepernick‘s protesting of the national anthem is huge and getting bigger by the day. Time Magazine has placed Kaepernick on the cover of the October 1, 2016 issue. Then, knowing that they’ve got a hot one on their hands, Time decided to tweet and […]