Over the weekend, Roland Martin was honored by baseball legend Hank Aaron’s Freedom Fighters Awards. The two had a conversation over the NFL black balling Colin Kaepernick. “I think he’s [Colin Kaepernick] getting a raw deal. He is 1,2,3,4. I don’t think anybody can do the things he could do. I wish somebody would open up and give him […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kneeling and bowing their heads, the Cleveland Browns bonded over something bigger than football. More than a dozen players formed a circle on the team’s sideline Monday night and prayed in silent protest during the national anthem. The group, which included veterans, rookies, starters, and backups, gathered in front of some water […]
A video posted on Facebook has gone viral on the internet, featuring Black men of all ages, professions, and shades, wearing a black t-shirt over their favorite jerseys. The movement is called #BLACKOUTNFL. It is in response to the NFL blackballing Colin Kaepernick for taking a knee at football games in protest of police brutality. In […]
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The sight of defensive end Chris Long putting his arm around Eagles teammate Malcolm Jenkins during the national anthem inspired Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Cameron Jefferson to make his own statement. Jefferson raised his fist in what he called a silent, peaceful gesture protesting racial inequality before the Bills’ preseason […]
The NBA champion Golden State Warriors are due in D.C. on Feb. 28 to take on the Washington Wizards, and usually, the White House invites professional teams coming off championship seasons over for a photo op. Well, sports media is abuzz this morning discussing Kevin Durant’s decision not to go if the team is invited. […]
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets coach Todd Bowles will not stand in the way of any of his players protesting during the national anthem. No Jets players have indicated that they would opt to not stand during the performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” as then-San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick did last season. […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Spike Lee is NOT hosting a planned rally for free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick. pic.twitter.com/AejLPaaWHD — Spike Lee (@SpikeLee) August 8, 2017 Lee tweeted an advertisement for the rally scheduled for Aug. 23 outside the NFL’s headquarters in New York City. The ad misspells Kaepernick’s name, omitting the first “e.” […]
Spike Lee tweets out flier for Kaepernick rally to be held late-August in New York City.
Colin Kaepernick is still out of a job. ESPN’s Bomani Jones talks with Roland about it. When asked if Kaepernick not playing can be called black balling, Jones replied, ” it’s kind of hard to argue against it at this point.” “The protest is the reason why this young man doesn’t have a job”, explains […]
The NFL is treating Kaepernick like a runaway slave, making him an example so other players get the message: Don’t get too uppity or we will blackball you. Civil rights activist Najee Ali one of the leading activists in Los Angeles and CEO of Project Islamic Hope – and Pastor K.W. Tulloss, Western Regional Director […]
Earlier this week, appearing alongside a cast of Fox Sports clowns who pretty much make a living off of hating Colin Kapernick, Mike Vick auditioned for the lead role in Get Out 2 – revealing in front of the whole world just how comfortable he is in the sunken place. It was a strange, painful […]
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell again dismissed claims that there is a concerted effort to keep Colin Kaepernick off an NFL roster. As ESPN notes, all 32 NFL teams have wrapped up their offseason programs, and Kaepernick remains unsigned, fueling speculation that he is being ostracized for being pro-Black and for his national anthem protests in […]
