To say sports commentator/pundit Shannon Sharpe is disappointed in Jim Brown is an understatement. Hell, Sharpe isn’t the only one. A whole bunch of folks have a problem with Brown for the same reason as Sharpe. And why is Jim Brown being looked at with the side eye these days by Sharpe and lots of […]
08/24/17- There was a protest in front of the NFL Headquarters yesterday in support of Colin Kaepernick. The NAACP, members of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and even Susan Sarandon showed up but you couldn’t find former NFL players Jim Brown and Ray Lewis anywhere! They were too busy house keeping at Trump Tower! Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow […]
Protesters will meet in front of the NFL headquarters in New York today in support of Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick who played for the San Francisco 49ers in the 2016-2017 NFL season protested against police brutality in each of his games by taking a knee during the playing of the national anthem. In an interview with […]
Black police officers of the New York Police Department went out in support of Colin Kaepernick on Saturday, August 19, 2017. Kaepernick has not been drafted to a new NFL team since playing for the San Francisco 49ers last season for openly protesting police brutality at NFL games. According to ABC News, about 80 officers met […]
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 […]
As violent, cruel, demeaning white supremacists descended upon Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend, murdering a woman and injuring dozens of others in broad daylight, police refused to arrest them and Donald Trump, the sitting President of the United States, who rose to power with their full support, refused to call them out. Of course he refused. […]
A group of Greenpeace protesters raised a banner with the word "RESIST" near the White House after President Donald Trump signed an order continuing Dakota Access pipeline construction.
Jamie Foxx won't be protesting the National Anthem anytime soon, and for one simple reason – he's happy with America.
The protest continues into day two, violating the park's policy to clear out by midnight. Organizers are documenting the occupation on Twitter using the hashtag #shutdowncityhallnyc.
The league also stressed that will spend the Olympic Games break improving how they will address societal issues down the road.
The mother of three from Blue Island, just 16 miles outside of Chicago, says she is unsure where we will go as a country from here, but her protest exemplifies the notion that in the fight for social justice and equality, it is deadly to be silent.
