When I was taking a knee and I saw everyone else joining us in the action of taking a knee, I just felt really powerful and united with everyone at my school.
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One of the Niners cheerleaders is taking a knee. pic.twitter.
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Maxwell spoke eloquently about his reasons for taking a knee.
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Some people aren't watching because players are taking a knee.
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They thought he was taking a knee protesting the flag.
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Amid the highly polarizing national debate over Colin Kaepernick and other NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem, Gu shared a photo of himself taking a knee "to fight white supremacy," he tweeted.
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His protests later changed to taking a knee during the anthem.
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"They didn't bring up me taking a knee once," Axson said.
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Genealogy to geology by "taking a knee" (the "knee" syllable removed)?
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Standing during the national anthem and taking a knee in protest?
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Taking a knee has driven a wedge between me and my friends
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When Colin Kaepernick was noticed taking a knee during the national anthem.
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Kreider soon left the game after taking a knee to the head.
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You can engage them by asking their opinions about taking a knee.
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He recently excoriated NFL players for taking a knee during the National Anthem.
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By 'taking a knee', the protesters are impacting the profitability of my product.
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In every instance, the act of taking a knee is a tactical surrender.
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If only this film was made after taking a knee became a thing.
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Kaepernick's protest would later evolve into him taking a knee during the anthem.
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President Donald Trump has not been a fan of players taking a knee.
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So WFAY will be 'taking a knee' for this weekend's East Carolina football game.
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Rather than taking a knee, Kaepernick and his fellow athletes should grab the mic.
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Nor was it as nearly as weighty as quarterback Colin Kaepernick taking a knee.
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At another game that year, one cheerleader from Georgia Tech were seen taking a knee.
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We spoke to Tigger about taking a knee Tuesday night as he entered the event.
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The issue -- which hits newsstands Friday -- features a photograph of Colin Kaepernick taking a knee.
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Other athletes have joined his protest, which now entails taking a knee during the anthem.
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Athletes taking a knee has become a way of protesting injustice in the United States.
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O'Rourke got an audience question about N.F.L. players taking a knee during the national anthem.
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WATTERS: But at the same time, week after week after week people are taking a knee.
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Fans in the crowd snapped photos of the unidentified cheerleader taking a knee in the endzone.
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Within seconds of Rapinoe's taking a knee Sunday night, Twitter users were ready with their opinions.
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A black man respectfully taking a knee during the anthem didn't drive away millions of viewers.
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The protest then spread to other teams, with both black and white players taking a knee.
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After Pola-Mao's game-saving interception, even the act of taking a knee was not simple.
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NFL players starting "taking a knee" in 85033 seeking to protest police brutality and racial inequality.
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Add Brandon Marshall to the list of high profile athletes taking a knee during the national anthem.
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"Tonight, I'm taking a knee for America," Wonder said as he knelt with his son Kwame Morris.
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The administration has frequently criticized NFL players for taking a knee during the national anthem at games.
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In response, he changed his protest gesture to taking a knee, which others have done in solidarity.
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The symbol of taking a knee came to mean something else — unity, anger toward Trump, free speech.
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Our sailors may be taking a knee, but they will still be able to answer all bells.
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A photo of a 97-year-old World War II veteran taking a knee has gone viral.
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"My brother [Kenny Stills] continued his protest of systemic oppression tonight by taking a knee," Kaep wrote.
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Instead, he explained how he personally feels about NFL players taking a knee during the National Anthem.
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An angled chest press while taking a knee on the floor against the force of a Keiser.
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There will be no athletes taking a knee on the field at this year's Olympics in Tokyo.
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Meanwhile, fellow 49ers teammate Eric Reid joined Kaepernick in taking a knee at the final preseason game.
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He never refused to Honor America, but followed Colin Kaepernick in taking a knee during the anthem.
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But since it's a black guy taking a knee, it's like, 'Alright, these guys, here he goes again.
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Another clue ... in the music video, Jay features at least 11 people taking a knee during that line.
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Seattle Reign FC soccer star Megan Rapinoe also showed solidarity by taking a knee during the national anthem.
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Starting running back Ameer Abdullah was among at least eight LIons players taking a knee during the anthem.
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Taking a knee cuts the white emancipator from the frame and thereby creates something new: an abolition image.
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Colin's drawn a storm of criticism for first sitting and then taking a knee during the National Anthem.
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In one poem, she honors the protest of Colin Kapernick by taking a knee in her front yard.
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And he continues to do so as he focuses on things like Black N.F.L. players taking a knee.
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I think obviously with Colin Kaepernick and his situation and taking a knee and all that, America split.
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A number of other players have since joined the movement by taking a knee during the national anthem.
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He chose to make a mockery of taking a knee one week and then banning it the next.
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Martin felt Kaepernick, a Nike pitchman, was disrespecting the military by taking a knee during the National Anthem.
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We've watched Trump call NFL players "sons of bitches" for silently protesting police brutality by taking a knee.
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The lines are so convoluted that no one really understands who is protesting what when they're taking a knee.
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"Taking a knee" could then be legitimately described as a call and commitment to problem-solving and justice solutions.
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After a few games, his protest changed from sitting down to taking a knee as a sign of respect.
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Of those scenes, the most significant one involves the Avengers honoring Tony Stark/Iron Man by taking a knee.
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But they never wanted to talk about why guys were taking a knee, why guys were raising a fist.
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Is the president aware -- (CROSSTALK) RYAN: Is the president aware that taking a knee is about police- involved shootings?
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Taking a knee, Nick "Master Chief" Neave asked Sasha "Katana" Scott to be his partner in crime for life.
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Instead of doing nothing in the face of social injustice, Colin Kaepernick took a stand (by taking a knee).
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"Tonight, I'm taking a knee for America," Wonder told the audience as his son, Kwame Morris, helped him down.
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The Texas senator believes O'Rourke erred badly in backing the NFL players taking a knee for the national anthem.
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Stevie Wonder joined the solidarity movement which now targets Donald Trump ... by taking a knee at a NYC festival.
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After criticism that his initial statement was anti-military, he, and 49ers teammate Eric Reid started taking a knee.
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LAST YEAR OF COURSE COLIN KAEPERNICK BEGAN TAKING A KNEE DURING THE ANTHEM TO PROTEST POLICE VIOLENCE AGAINST MINORITIES.
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Iran's national anthem is "Death to America," and no one is taking a knee to that one over there.
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On Tuesday, Trump called for the NFL to officially ban players from taking a knee during the national anthem.
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The quarterback began protesting police brutality against African Americans by "taking a knee" during the national anthem in 2016.
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He called on NFL owners to fire players for taking a knee rather than standing during the national anthem.
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Trump criticized Kaepernick and the players who later joined him in taking a knee both in tweets and speeches.
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Forget taking a knee ... we're standing up to salute the hottest wives and girlfriends of the NFL Wild Card round.
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Taking a knee to protest racial inequality has gained steam recently but was pioneered by Colin Kaepernick during Obama's administration.
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Luther Strange's campaign rally Friday, Trump said team owners should fire players for taking a knee during the national anthem.
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The issue was brought into the spotlight in September when President Trump suggested those taking a knee should be fired.
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"I think today, taking a knee is becoming a broader sign of patriotism and respect for our country," Pocan said.
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Lahren has repeatedly mocked Kaepernick for taking a knee during the national anthem to protest racial inequality and police brutality.
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" "The NFL players are at it again - taking a knee when they should be standing proudly for the National Anthem.
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The controversy over "taking a knee" against racial injustice moved beyond the world of professional sports — and into high schools.
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I believe many of the social issues such as taking a knee and the me too movement will only continue.
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"Taking a knee" in protest is not allowed, and players will not be hired if they have a criminal background.
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The former NFL quarterback began protesting racism by taking a knee during the national anthem, all but ending his career.
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She lauded the basketball players for taking a knee before their game, which gave a local issue a broader platform.
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The NFL players are at it again - taking a knee when they should be standing proudly for the National Anthem.
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It wasn't the players taking a knee during the national anthem on "Thursday Night Football" -- it was a 49ers cheerleader.
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From soccer to volleyball, student athletes and professional athletes alike have been taking a knee during the national anthem in solidarity.
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The 22017 Heisman Trophy winner accused the NFL of essentially giving out "hush money" to prevent players from taking a knee.
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The football player is currently without a team, having sparked controversy for taking a knee during the national anthem last season.
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Trump first took aim at the NFL, saying team owners should fire players for taking a knee during the national anthem.
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The issue was brought back into the spotlight in September, when President Trump suggested those taking a knee should be fired.
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Kaepernick has been under the spotlight ever since taking a knee during the national anthem before a preseason game in 2016.
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In addition to HOVA, Multiple celebrities -- like Uzo Aduba, John Legend and Diddy -- have also backed the players taking a knee.
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George Lopez is all about NFL players taking a knee to protest -- but he thinks the locking arms thing is stupid.
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And, even if Trump's team foresees talks based on Ayatollah Khamenei taking a knee, the cleric will never accept the terms.
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I personally had been taking a knee on televised football, for any number of reasons which we can get into later.
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The issue was brought into the spotlight again in September, when President Trump suggested those taking a knee should be fired.
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The Broncos also had a large group of players demonstrate, with close to half the team taking a knee during the anthem.
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NFL teams and celebrities have been taking a knee all week long, but a military veteran's kneel on Wednesday caught everyone's attention.
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Also part of the series are images of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick taking a knee and the Obamas cast as superheroes.
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Despite mounting pressure from the league owners and political figures, NFL players have continued to protest racial inequality by taking a knee.
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INGRAHAM: I think not a lot of this is going to be solved by taking a knee or wearing a black armband.
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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said he's ignoring the backlash he's received over his opposition to taking a knee during the anthem.
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This is why guys are protesting, this is why guys are taking a knee, or whatever guys are doing, this is why.
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Video of his remarks defending NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality was distributed by NowThis.
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"The NFL players are at it again – taking a knee when they should be standing proudly for the National Anthem," Trump said.
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Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder performed at the Nashville area event on Sunday, taking a knee after he finished his opening song.
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"The NFL players are at it again - taking a knee when they should be standing proudly for the National Anthem," he wrote.
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Trump has embraced the issue as a political cause, frequently criticizing players for taking a knee at games and questioning their patriotism.
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Kaepernick first began taking a knee during the 2016 NFL season, while he was still a member of the San Francisco 49ers.
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"The NFL players are at it again - taking a knee when they should be standing proudly for the National Anthem," Trump said.
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While the Dolphins released a statement suggesting mild disapproval of taking a knee during the anthem, owner Steve Ross publicly backed his players.
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Ahead of Thursday's game against the Oakland Raiders, a cheerleader for the San Francisco 49ers was seen taking a knee on the field.
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It suggests the leading factor may be the national anthem protests sparked by 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the song.
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"Tonight, I'm taking a knee for America," Wonder said, lowering himself to the stage floor with the help of his son, Kwame Morris.
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The nearly 5 minute-long segment touched on everything from Trump's criticism of NFL players taking a knee to his proposed border wall.
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The anthem protests started in 2016 with ex-49ers QB Colin Kaepernick, who said he was taking a knee to protest racial injustice.
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Others, like Pence and his political supporters, view taking a knee during the national anthem as disrespectful of soldiers and the nation's ideals.
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Across the country, dozens of NFL players have been taking a knee during the playing of the national anthem before their Sunday games.
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Their protests come as Trump renewed his criticism of athletes taking a knee during the national anthem in protest over perceived social injustices.
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Detroit singer Rico Lavelle closed out his rendition of the anthem by taking a knee and holding his microphone aloft in his fist.
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The MSM has been more critical of VP Pence for taking a stand than they have been of players for taking a knee.
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But athletes across the NFL, college campuses, high schools and even internationally have joined Kaepernick's cause by taking a knee during the anthem.
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Reductive arguments that "taking a knee" during the National Anthem disrespects the military and the flag assume a "whites only" experience of America.
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Trump has targeted the NFL and some of its players who have protested racial injustice by taking a knee during the National Anthem.
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Taking a knee in that context is, like a religious genuflection, a gesture of self-surrender before the greater reality of human suffering.
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If you happen to be an Olympic athlete, the International Olympic Committee doesn't want you taking a knee at the Tokyo summer games.
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The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback started the trend of taking a knee during the National Anthem in September 2016 to protest racism.
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The protest movement spread across the country with athletes on other NFL teams and in different sports altogether taking a knee in solidarity.
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Kaepernick and other athletes protested racial injustice by taking a knee during the national anthem in 2016, moves that sparked a nationwide controversy.
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President Donald Trump mocked the NFL for declining ratings on Sunday, placing the blame again on players taking a knee during the national anthem.
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In Detroit, Rico Lavelle who sang the national anthem before the Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons game, ended his performance by taking a knee.
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The tweet and gesture amassed over 50,000 retweets, and inspired professionals in other fields to share photos of themselves taking a knee in solidarity.
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As the second week of the official NFL season began on Sunday, it wasn't just Kaepernick and 49ers safety Eric Reid taking a knee.
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"Tonight, I'm taking a knee for America," Wonder said as his son, Kwame Morris, assisted him at the Global Citizens Festival in Central Park.
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We got Lalas at LAX ... and the former USMNT star told TMZ Sports where he stood on the whole athletes-taking-a-knee debate.
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As cheerleaders, taking a knee seemed like the appropriate action, given that their protest would take place within the context of a football game.
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When performed today by live African-American bodies — without the white hero — taking a knee reveals the hollowness of the Emancipation Memorial's performative gesture.
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Taking a knee in front of his co-stars and hosts Nick and Vanessa Lachey, Morton presented Jack with her once-lost engagement ring.
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Now we're seeing this whole new generation of black activists: Black Lives Matter, or even N.F.L. athletes taking a knee during the national anthem.
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But look at the things that have happened: I never thought, say, that the president would be attacking N.F.L. players for taking a knee.
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The issue was brought into the spotlight again at the beginning of the season, when Trump suggested those taking a knee should be fired.
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Many players in the NFL have been critical of President Trump's comments on race relations and athletes taking a knee during the national anthem.
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In fact, "taking a knee" during "The Star-Spangled Banner" has evolved from a protest against police brutality to an issue of free speech.
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Kaepernick first garnered the national spotlight in 2016 after taking a knee during the national anthem to protest systemic racial injustice and police brutality.
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Having some sort of an open dialogue about taking a knee, that's what I was always hoping for, and I think he got there.
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The issue of players protesting was thrust back into the spotlight when Trump in September suggested owners should fire players for taking a knee.
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And one even parodied the important NFL protests of racism and police brutality, featuring students "taking a knee" to get out of a pop quiz.
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The protest started last year, with former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality toward black people.
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Trump added that Clinton's support for NFL players taking a knee in protest during the national anthem is the reason "why she lost the election."
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The New York-born singer of Puerto Rican descent slammed Trump, 71, about his comments concerning NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem.
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"For those of you who thought I was watchin [the] super bowl…we beefin," she wrote, alongside a depiction of Colin Kaepernick taking a knee.
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That&aposs why these players are taking a knee, and that&aposs why they are taking a stand, and I commend them for their efforts.
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Last season, some players decided against taking a knee and instead raised a fist in the air or locked arms with teammates during the anthem.
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When his actions were noticed by reporters, Kaepernick said he was taking a knee to protest police violence and America's mistreatment of people of color.
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Stevie Wonder is telling TMZ Sports exactly what the national anthem protests mean to him ... and why taking a knee does NOT disrespect the flag.
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The protest has since spread through the league and president Donald Trump used strong words for anyone taking a knee at a rally last week.
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But, as we have seen, nonparticipation, especially when coupled with taking a knee or linking arms, is an affirmative statement of protest or religious objection.
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The former quarterback was the first NFL player to protest racial inequality and police brutality by taking a knee during the national anthem before games.
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Kaepernick was the first NFL player to protest racial inequality and police brutality by taking a knee during the national anthem before games in 85033.
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The action led to intense backlash, including from President Donald Trump who repeatedly tweeted his criticism of Kaepernick and other athletes for taking a knee.
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So before taking a knee in genuflection before the Great Hypervisor in the sky (way above the cloud), it is worth noting this cautionary tale.
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Since our team is almost all white, some people felt that taking a knee wasn't the best way to solve the problem or to protest.
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But then, when black football players protest peacefully by taking a knee during the anthem, he calls them sons of bitches who should be fired.
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I think guys for a while — at least a year now — have been protesting that by taking a knee, sitting down, putting up a fist.
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" Trump reignited his attacks after Thursday's preseason games, claiming that players should be "suspended without pay" for taking a knee during "The Star-Spangled Banner.
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In 2016 San Francisco's Colin Kaepernick started "taking a knee" to protest racial discrimination as "The Star-Spangled Banner" played at the start of games.
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"The NFL players are at it again - taking a knee when they should be standing proudly for the National Anthem," the President tweeted August 10.
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The big picture: Kaepernick has been a controversial figure since 2016, when he began taking a knee during the national anthem to protest racial inequality.
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"It's an important fight when you have boots on the ground in hostile places, troops getting killed, and these millionaires are taking a knee," Kingston said.
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In games, "taking a knee" is what a kickoff returner does when he concludes that leaving the safety of his own end zone is too dangerous.
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Marshall was a college teammate at Nevada with San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has been taking a knee during the anthem to protest racial injustice.
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CB Janoris Jenkins is listed as questionable for Thursday night's game against the Philadelphia Eagles after taking a knee to the back in last week's victory.
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O.J. Simpson says he agrees with Donald Trump -- Colin Kaepernick "made a mistake" taking a knee during the national anthem ... and completely disrespected the American flag.
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Jacksonville Jaguars Six-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champ Suggs was atop the list of Ravens players taking a knee before the game in London.
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Kaepernick was the first NFL player to protest racial inequality and police brutality by taking a knee during the national anthem before NFL games in 85033.
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The latest cover of The New Yorker depicts civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. taking a knee alongside NFL players Michael Bennett and Colin Kaepernick.
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Barnes says he would definitely consider taking a knee during the anthem when the NBA season begins -- but only if ALL of his teammates are down.
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San Francisco Quarterback Colin Kaepernick helped push this conversation to the forefront, after taking a knee in protest of social injustice at the beginning of September.
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And, Kap has been at odds with POTUS ever since he began taking a knee during the National Anthem -- something Trump has raised about for years.
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If I was in the N.F.L. I would stand up because what does taking a knee do to help to stop police violence on black people?
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POWERS: To the criminal element, and also to the normal eye, it looked like taking a knee, because they had been at 100 miles an hour.
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Third, many anthem protesters are now taking a knee to support teammates threatened with discipline, an act of solidarity at the core of labor law's protection.
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Following the president's comments, multiple players began taking a knee when the anthem played ahead of their games and several coaches spoke out against Trump's remarks.
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Players across the league began taking part in demonstrations during the national anthem, with some taking a knee, some raising a fist and others linking arms.
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Better odds are put on none of the players from either the New England Patriots or the Philadelphia Eagles taking a knee during the national anthem.
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" Moments later, he added that if Clinton denied that taking a knee during the national anthem was disrespectful, "then I fully understand why she didn't win.
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Jim Brown says he WANTS to support Colin Kaepernick's cause -- but admits he would NEVER disrespect the national anthem by taking a knee during a game.
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As the demonstrations have grown in response to Kaepernick taking a knee during the National Anthem, his original message about police and systemic racism has gotten lost.
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This pushback will likely continue, as he repeated his protest Thursday night by taking a knee during the anthem before the 49ers played the San Diego Chargers.
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The sports world has been comfortable with pressuring and ostracizing athletes since long before the NFL was punishing players for making political statements by taking a knee.
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The protests that began in the NFL and spread to even high school football games involved players taking a knee instead of standing during the anthem's performance.
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An islander can take out an injunction by throwing his hat to the ground, taking a knee and reciting the Lord's Prayer in Norman French, for instance.
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We also touch on the controversy around Discovery cast members taking a knee in solidarity with athletes protesting police brutality (despite the criticism of President Donald Trump).
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" She went so far as saying that taking a knee during the national anthem was equivalent to flag burning: "I think it's a terrible thing to do.
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CONNECTICUT OFFICIAL SLAMMED FOR TAKING A KNEE TO PROTEST TRUMP DURING PLEDGE "However, it appears there was some miscommunication and inconsistency in the rollout," Santos' statement continued.
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But the network's "Post Game Show" aired a brief clip of Houston's players collectively taking a knee with arms linked along the sideline during the national anthem.
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In the nearly 13 months since the former NFL quarterback took a stand by taking a knee, tight end Julius Thomas had never followed suit -- until Sunday.
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Sign this petition by racial justice organization Color of Change, if you're looking to support the NFL players will to take a stand by taking a knee.
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Advertise on Hyperallergic with Nectar Ads Why has "taking a knee" become such a focal point of what seems like the permanent crisis of the Trump administration?
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Team USA soccer star Megan Rapinoe made it absolutely clear she's on Colin Kaepernick's side ... taking a knee herself in a pro women's soccer match Sunday night.
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Players and owners seem to operate by different rules It's no secret that taking a knee on the sidelines has turned out to be a career-killer.
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"I can't imagine what kind of social media attacks these cameramen must be enduring after taking a knee during the anthem and wearing a hat," Rodgers wrote.
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When increasing numbers of black NFL players started taking a knee during the national anthem in protests, Trump called on NFL team owners to fire the players.
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Goaltender John Gibson missed the last two games after taking a knee to the head during a collision in Chicago on Saturday and remains day-to-day.
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Trump ignited a firestorm over the issue last month when he suggested at a campaign rally that players taking a knee during the anthem should be fired.
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There were some reports that in the wake of the NFL taking a knee protest the Russians were putting out hashtags on social media related to that.
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On the opening kickoff of the half, DeAndre Carter caught the ball in the end zone and tossed the ball to the referee without taking a knee.
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When you have Jerry Jones—speaking of ghouls—taking a knee for what used to be a protest against social injustice, you know the movment has been coopted.
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" Stevie Wonder also took time out of his set at Global Citizen Festival in New York City on Saturday to say, "tonight, I'm taking a knee for America.
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Lynch told late night show host Conan O'Brien in September that he supported quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who made headlines last year for taking a knee during the anthem.
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O'Rourke became a viral sensation when he was filmed at a town hall in August supporting National Football League players taking a knee in protest of police brutality.
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"We had meetings after practice, talking about how we wanted to deal with that particular situation at the time, whether it was taking a knee," the quarterback said.
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On Thursday night, in advance of Super Bowl LII, Mellencamp played the song on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, capping off the performance by taking a knee.
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Taking a knee to protest racial injustices began in 2016 when then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt during the national anthem before a preseason NFL game.
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Nearly half (49 percent) of respondents to the Quinnipiac poll said they approve of Nike's decision to feature Kaepernick, the free agent quarterback who popularized taking a knee.
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The poll also found that there was a partisan split, with 70% of Republican voters saying taking a knee was unpatriotic, while only 11% of Democratic voters agreed.
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The stars of "The X-Files" are joining a growing number of entertainers who are "taking a knee" in support of NFL players protesting during the national anthem.
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"Tonight, I'm taking a knee for America; but not just one knee, I'm taking both knees," he said on stage before his performance at the Global Citizen Festival.
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For these protesters, taking a knee is a means of, among other things, expressing a view about what should and should not constitute a disciplinary offense at work.
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After taking a knee as medical staff members ran out to assist him, he walked slowly off the field and glared at Boddy-Calhoun in Cleveland's defensive huddle.
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Statements like taking a knee during games have become more and more common in across the world in recent years — in part thanks to players like Colin Kaepernick.
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New guidelines issued on Thursday prohibit athletes from taking a knee during a national anthem, making political hand gestures, displaying political messages, and refusing to respect fellow medalists.
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The kick returner tossed the ball towards the referee without taking a knee or signaling a fair catch and the Bills recovered the ball in the end zone.
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She told Axelrod that she empathized with Colin Kaepernick and other NFL players who have protested racial injustice in America by taking a knee during the national anthem.
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For some Americans, the idea of an Olympic athlete protesting on the world stage is far more troubling than an NFL player taking a knee on home soil.
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Yes, but: In 2017, the VP walked out of an NFL game after players exercised those same rights to free expression by taking a knee during the national anthem.
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Kaep has reportedly decided to stand for the anthem next season because he believes there has been real change in America since he started taking a knee last year.
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We, as Americans, have much bigger issues before us in this day and age than if a football player is sitting, or taking a knee, during the national anthem.
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"People seem to be more outraged by an NFL player taking a knee than the murder or killing of an unarmed black man," Booker said in September last year.
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At the Detroit-Atlanta clash, Detroit-based singer Rico Lavelle closed out his rendition of the anthem by taking a knee and holding his microphone aloft in his fist.
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"Tonight, I'm taking a knee for America; but not just one knee, I'm taking both knees," he said on stage Saturday before his performance at the Global Citizens Festival.
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Saying that he feels treatment of African Americans is "going backward," Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid said he will keep taking a knee during the National Anthem before games.
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Refuse Fascism ATL, another group, is also reportedly planning to protest the president's visit by taking "a knee against Trump" outside of CNN's world headquarters ahead of the kickoff.
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Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said he disagreed with the players taking a knee but suggested that the controversy had been a minor one until Trump drew attention to it.
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The show's lead actress, Sonequa Martin-Green, posted a photo of the cast taking a knee Sunday night, showing unity with NFL players just hours after the show's premiere.
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The debate over taking a knee during the national anthem is a distraction from "what's really happening" in the U.S., former NBA commissioner David Stern told CNBC on Wednesday.
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US Soccer came under fire for reprimanding US Women's Soccer veteran Megan Rapinoe for taking a knee in protest of the nation's systemic violence and oppression against black people.
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Trump has returned again and again to the NFL issue, complaining about players who have protested racial injustice by taking a knee during the playing of the national anthem.
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Rapinoe has emerged as a social activist during her career, notably taking a knee during the national anthem in 2016 in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick's protest against police violence.
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Tiffany posted a series of photos Monday at the award show which show Katt taking a knee before her in deference ... and then the two of them posing together happily.
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Considering how much press there has been about Kaepernick taking a knee during the anthem, it's totally possible the people taking the poll thought that's why other viewers aren't watching.
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Many fans have opted to boycott the Super Bowl and the NFL itself in support of Kaepernick and all players who have been criticized or penalized for taking a knee.
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Floyd Mayweather has yet to take a side in the National Anthem protest ... but his TMT sponsored youth football squad showed their support by taking a knee as a team.
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Oakland Raiders stud lineman Donald Penn says allegations that the offensive line plotted to injure QB Derek Carr over his stance on taking a knee are total and utter bullcrap.
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With President Trump attending the National Championship game, we asked rap superstar Quavo if he had advice for Georgia players who might consider taking a knee ... a la Colin Kaepenick.
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Last year, he posed for a photo while taking a knee and wearing the Medal of Freedom, an act of solidarity with NFL players protesting racism during the national anthem.
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After Trump criticized football players who kneel during the National Anthem to protest police brutality, there have been numerous instances of veterans, athletes and others taking a knee in solidarity.
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Trump's comments Trump criticized some in the NFL on Friday night at a rally in Alabama, saying team owners should fire players for taking a knee during the national anthem.
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Reid, who played with Kaepernick on the 49ers at the time, was one of the first professional athletes to join him in taking a knee during the Star Spangled Banner.
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At one point, Trump referenced the recent trend — started by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick — of black football players taking a knee during the national anthem in protest.
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"Colin Kaepernick started a movement through protest, taking a knee to put a laser focus on the men and women who have died because of police brutality," the players wrote.
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Though the players taking a knee was a gesture of protest against police violence and solidarity with Black Lives Matter, Upton still felt the need to speak out against the gesture.
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Colin Kaepernick's getting some lyrical support from Iman Shumpert ... 'cause the Cleveland Cavs star just released a brand new rap track where he pledges to join Kaep in taking a knee.
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Kaepernick's act of "taking a knee" during the national anthem to protest discrimination and police brutality, symbolized by his jersey, is worthy of the distinction of being displayed in a museum.
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Patriotism that has faced real, tangible threats — a kind of patriotism that wouldn't find football players taking a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality disrespectful to the country.
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"Taking a knee" is not a random gesture for football players; it's what they do every day in practice when they cease competing and stop to submit to instruction from coaches.
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There is no reason to think that a few students taking a knee or linking arms could spur a breakdown of civic order under the lights on a field in Louisiana.
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In previous years, football has seen controversy over players taking a knee during the National Anthem and in May 2018, the NFL said it would fine players who did not stand.
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I've often wondered how different the reaction would have been a few years ago if it were predominantly white players taking a knee to protest something President Barack Obama was doing.
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It's all part of a new grievance the NFLPA filed on behalf of Reid -- who believes he's being blackballed for taking a knee during the national anthem in the 2017 season.
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Other Australian athletes are following the United States debate quietly — like cricketer Peter Siddle, who liked LeBron James's tweet directed at Mr. Trump, and another showing N.F.L. players taking a knee.
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What surprised some was that Shuler and the seven teammates who joined him in taking a knee received forceful backing from Davis, their coach, and from Ross Bjork, the athletic director.
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Sharpton feels strongly that people need to turn their backs on the NFL for what they did to Colin Kaepernick and others who expressed themselves by taking a knee to protest injustice.
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For players taking a stand, whether by raising a fist, taking a knee or a teammate's arm, or even simply speaking out, the message has always been more important than the method.
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In September of 2017, more than a year later, Gu tweeted a photo of him taking a knee, a gesture popularized by football player Colin Kaepernick, to signify standing against white supremacy.
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Film Club | Teaching With: 'Taking a Knee and Taking Down A Monument' Text-to-Text | Colin Kaepernick's National Anthem Protest and Frederick Douglass's 'What to the Slave is the 4th of July?'
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The conservative backlash to Colin Kaepernick taking a knee, an anti-police brutality gesture developed in part by a veteran to be a twinned sign of patriotism and protest, is another example.
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The Seattle Seahawks and the Tennessee Titans broke league rules by staying inside during the anthem; the Titans missed the singer Meghan Linsey taking a knee at the end of her rendition.
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Kaepernick began protesting the mistreatment of racial minorities in America during the NFL preseason, first by sitting during the national anthem, then by taking a knee when "The Star Spangled Banner" is played.
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The quarterback has refused to stand for the anthem at the team's preseason games, most recently taking a knee a game in San Diego on Thursday night, to some boos from the crowd.
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He stirred a national controversy by taking a knee while the anthem was played before games during the NFL's 2016 season to draw attention to police killings of black men and other issues.
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"Whether they're taking a knee or whether they're locking arms, they're trying to bring people together and unite them for a cause," he said after cautioning that he would not be taking questions.
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The comment was an implicit swipe at Kaepernick, the current NFL free agent who gained notoriety last year for taking a knee during the national anthem to protest police misconduct and social injustice.
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With Kaepernick effectively blackballed from the league this season, the taking-a-knee protest came to be viewed as being in solidarity with a jobless Kaepernick rather than a stance against police violence.
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This doesn't mean owners are colluding, though, because that would mean you'd need owners offering open disdain for what Kaepernick did—taking a knee during the national anthem as a form of protest.
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Kaepernick has not been hired by an NFL team since he found himself at the center of debate for taking a knee at games during the National Anthem in protest of racial injustice.
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For the past few seasons, some NFL players have sought to call attention to police brutality toward African-Americans and minorities and racial oppression by taking a knee during the anthem before games.
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The responses of the Philadelphia Eagles, the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Minnesota Vikings and the Patriots ran the gamut, from players locking arms with owners to players taking a knee or raising a fist.
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"You won't see me taking a knee at the national anthem, especially at an event like the Olympics," said Troy Terry, a hockey player hoping to make the United States team for Pyeongchang.
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A former Kennesaw State University cheerleader was awarded a $145,000 settlement two years after she faced repercussions for taking a knee during the national anthem at a college football game, court documents show.
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Protest Started by Colin Kaepernick Spreads to High School Students Like the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, football players across the country are silently taking a knee during the national anthem to protest racism.
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Mr. Kaepernick, above center, has not played in the N.F.L. since the 2016 season, when he ignited a protest movement against racism and police brutality by taking a knee during the national anthem.
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The protest that he started to call attention to police brutality and injustice against communities of color has grown considerably over the past year, with other athletes taking a knee during the national anthem.
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On Sunday, the protests continued, with Washington's DeSean Jackson wearing cleats with police tape on them and Antonio Cromartie of the Indianapolis Colts taking a knee during a game at Wembley Stadium in London.
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Scott's decision to perform at the football extravaganza was initially met with criticism given the NFL's negative response to its players taking a knee during the national anthem as a way to protest injustice.
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Other stars like Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kelly Rowland have said they wouldn't work with the NFL in the wake of Kaepernick's allegations he's been blackballed for taking a knee during the national anthem.
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Think of all the racial epithets we've heard, of how one football player, Colin Kaepernick, silently taking a knee during the national anthem in personal protest of injustice in America has divided the nation.
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NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem to protest racial inequality and police brutality have sparked a heated national debate since former quarterback Colin Kaepernick popularized the protest during the 2016 season.
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The signing of Kaepernick, who was the first NFL player to protest racial inequality and police brutality by taking a knee during the national anthem before games, generated backlash from critics of the movement.
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"It would be like Theresa May coming here and dissing Donald Trump for his stance on NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem," said John "Mac" Stipanovich, a Florida-based GOP operative.
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To be sure, race relations and tension between police and minority populations -- the issues that had Kaepernick and others taking a knee -- are among the most worrisome cultural problems we face in American society.
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In truth, the political significance of taking a knee during the playing of the national anthem at football games had begun to wane long before President Donald Trump weighed in this past Friday night.
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"When Beto O'Rourke says he can't think of anything more American (than players taking a knee), well I got to tell you, I can," Cruz said during a campaign stop in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell issued a response to the president's tweets, defending the rights of professional football players to engage in protest how they saw fit during the national anthem—including taking a knee.
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It is important, too, to note that wearing an Afro or the head wraps Ms. Franklin was early to adopt was once as risky a political statement as taking a knee would later become.
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These days, many Americans seem to disapprove of protests in general, and for them, demonstrations on the Fourth of July might seem particularly offensive, even worse than taking a knee during the national anthem.
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Lamar has been an outspoken supporter of former San Francisco 49ers player Colin Kaepernick, who rose to national prominence after taking a knee during the National Anthem to protest systemic racism and police brutality.
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The sideline protests by NFL players began last year with former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who began taking a knee during "The Star-Spangled Banner" to protest racial inequality and police brutality.
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President Trump said Sunday that his criticism of NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem "has nothing to do with race," but rather is about respect for the U.S. and the flag.
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The comments were directed at Colin Kaepernick, a former NFL quarterback who began sitting down or taking a knee during the anthem last year to protest the killings of unarmed black people by police.
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Although Kaepernick quickly began taking a knee to combat accusations he was disrespecting American military service members by sitting during the national anthem, detractors have continued to question Kaepernick's loyalty to his country. Rep.
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The reason you know Colin Kaepernick: He played six seasons in the NFL before he began to silently protest police brutality and racial inequality in the US by taking a knee during the national anthem.
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The controversy moved beyond sports on Saturday night when Stevie Wonder, performing at the Global Citizens Festival in New York's Central Park, said he was "taking a knee for America" to cheers from the crowd.
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While POTUS sent tweet after tweet decrying Black players for taking a knee during the national anthem, my parents had to drive around trying to find enough cell service to send me a text message.
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The NFL is taking a united stand after President Donald Trump called for the firing of basketball and football stars like Colin Kaepernick who have chosen to protest the national anthem by taking a knee.
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Some players (including players from other sports) have chosen to stand behind Kaepernick and follow his lead – taking a knee, raising a fist or sitting during the anthem as a sign of solidarity and protest.
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Meanwhile celebrities still continue to support Kaepernick, who started an uproar when he started taking a knee during every game last season in to call attention to the headline-making racial tension plaguing the country.
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Reid was widely considered one of the best free agent safeties on the market -- but he believed he was being blackballed, like Colin Kaepernick, for taking a knee during the national anthem at NFL games.
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Somebody needed to say aloud the things black people have been saying to each other or muttering under our breath in frustration -- that "taking a knee" was never about disrespecting the flag or the military.
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Trump has frequently criticized NFL players who protested racial injustice and police brutality by taking a knee during "The Star-Spangled Banner" before games last season, calling for them to be fired or otherwise punished.
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Taking a knee during the national anthem is just as much of a political statement as playing the anthem in the first place – an anthem which mentions slavery and was written by an anti-abolitionist.
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The signing of Kaepernick, who was the first NFL player to protest racial inequality and police brutality by taking a knee during the national anthem before games, generated backlash from critics of the protest movement.
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The president has frequently criticized NFL players who protested racial injustice and police brutality by taking a knee during the national anthem before games last season, calling for them to be fired or otherwise punished.
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Megan -- a midfielder for the Seattle Reign FC in the National Women's Soccer League -- said taking a knee during playing of the National Anthem just before kickoff against the Chicago Red Stars was absolutely intentional.
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The wide receiver appeared to be ok after taking a knee to the back on an incomplete pass, but he was removed from the game as the team helped him get back to his feet.
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The former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began the dispute over the national anthem last year by taking a knee to highlight the plight of black Americans, particularly the killing of black men by police officers.
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Kaepernick has not had a job in the league since the end of that season, but three current players have kept taking a knee during the playing of the national anthem this season, ABC News reports.
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The president has frequently criticized NFL players who protested racial injustice and police brutality by taking a knee during "The Star-Spangled Banner" before games last season, calling for them to be fired or otherwise punished.
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The announcement comes weeks after Nike announced a new ad campaign featuring Kaepernick, who was the first NFL player to protest racial inequality and police brutality by taking a knee during the national anthem before games.
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Warren could continue to see an uptick in playing time if starter P.J. Tucker, who left Thursday's game after taking a knee to the sternum and did not return, is unable to go on Saturday. 1.
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Now we have #NoDAPL across the country in 100 cities, #BlackLivesMatter at #StandingRock, and high school athletes taking a knee across the country, not against the military but against the injustices they see in their communities.
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The fact of the matter is, they decided to get away from this aggressive policing, and it looked like they was taking a knee, when in reality, the D.O.J. was in here monitoring the Police Department.
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Viewership plummeted during the 2016 and 2017 seasons after former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick quietly divided football fans by taking a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality against people of color.
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I blame some of that on Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who last year began to protest social injustice and police brutality by sitting or taking a knee during the pregame national anthem.
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With the gesture, the Mississippi players joined an array of athletes who have protested racial injustice by taking a knee during the anthem, following an example set in 2016 by Colin Kaepernick, a former N.F.L. quarterback.
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The union for NFL players filed a grievance against the league Tuesday over its national anthem policy that forbids athletes from taking a knee while on the field, arguing the new rule infringes on the athletes' rights.
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Despite appearances, the video is not a wild fan video dedicated to the museum, with many of the works imitated and reinterpreted with modern notions of race and gender, alongside motherhood, sex, humanity and taking a knee.
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And it's why they seem to be treated differently when it comes to concussions—remember Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury taking a knee to the head, finishing the game, and then being placed on injured reserve?
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By taking a knee during the national anthem during football games, Kaepernick has drawn tremendous criticism and anger online — becoming the most hated football player in the league, according to a poll by E-Poll Marketing Research.
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A week ago, Marc Anthony openly criticized President Donald Trump for his preoccupation with NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem, while failing to respond to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
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On Friday at a rally for Alabama Republican Senate candidate Luther Strange, Donald Trump said he thought NFL team owners should fire players who protest standing for the national anthem by taking a knee or sitting down.
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From soccer to volleyball, student athletes and professional athletes alike are taking a knee during the national anthem in solidarity with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's protest against racism and police brutality over two weeks ago.
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The president has characterized the protests as both disrespectful to the troops and to the flag, but the players insist that their demonstration— whether taking a knee or raising a fist— is in response to racial inequality.
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Cuban, who is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, also weighed in on the controversy over NFL players taking a knee during the National Anthem to protest racism -- a move that Trump argued should get them fired.
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NFL players have been taking a knee during "The Star-Spangled Banner," following the lead of former pro quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who pioneered the anthem protests last year over what he said was social and racial injustice.
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Eric Reid, the N.F.L. safety who knelt alongside Colin Kaepernick during the national anthem before games in 2016, has resumed protesting, taking a knee during the anthem before his first game with the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
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The NFL formed a partnership with Roc Nation in August, part of its Inspire Change initiative started in the wake of the controversy surrounding players, notably Colin Kaepernick, taking a knee during the national anthem at games.
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President Trump enflamed the issue Friday during a rally in Alabama when he said NFL owners should "get that son of a bitch off the field" and fire him for taking a knee during the national anthem.
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Either way, I'd say you should expect the hip young kids to pick this one up like the rest of those fads: water bottle flips, and planking, and taking a knee during national anthems* and the whatnot.
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LIMA (Reuters) - United States gold medal winning fencer Race Imboden will face possible sanctions for taking a knee during the medal ceremony at the Pan Am Games, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) said on Saturday.
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Star Trek: Discovery and The X-Files both posted photos of the cast taking a knee, the Washington Redskins held hands and kneeled, and the Pittsburgh Steelers chose to remain in their locker room during the national anthem.
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Before a soccer match in Berlin, German team Hertha Berlin (Hertha BSC) linked arms and took a knee, mirroring professional athletes in the U.S. taking a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial injustice.
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But her actions ultimately helped keep the conversation about taking a knee in the national spotlight, and inspired Parker to keep finding new ways to motivate and engage her peers in peaceful protests in support of social justice.
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Thanks to his intervention, even taking a knee, against Trump's express wishes, will now be seen only as an objection to his presidency or an assertion of free speech rights, issues tangential to the fight for racial justice.
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The League can't require players to come out onto the field during the anthem, and the leeway allows teams to set their own policies — just as long as they don't involve players taking a knee on the field.
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We got the UFC honcho out in NYC ... and asked about football's latest controversy -- a 49ers cheerleader taking a knee during the national anthem -- and that's when Dana said he's SUPER STOKED to not be in Goodell's shoes.
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Taking a knee during the national anthem became a form of civil protest after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee throughout the 2016 football season in protest of police brutality and injustice against people of color.
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Both analysts are skeptical that backlash to players taking a knee during the national anthem is driving the decline, given that the trend began before the former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick's first demonstration during the 2016 season.
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In a press release, the Spirit accused Rapinoe of "hijacking" the pregame ceremony and said it was better to play the anthem early than "subject our fans and friends" to the "disrespect" of Rapinoe taking a knee again.
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A 97-year-old World War II veteran is being widely praised on social media after a photo of him taking a knee in support of protesting NFL players was shared and liked by hundreds of thousands of people.
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After Donald Trump's comments on Friday and Saturday about how NFL players — and any professional athletes — who want to protest the national anthem by taking a knee should be fired, his comments inspired a mass "take the knee" protest.
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Scott's decision to perform at the football extravaganza was initially met with criticism given the NFL's negative response to its players taking a knee during the National Anthem as a way to protest police brutality against people of color.
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Dozens of NFL players have followed his lead and opted to "Take A Knee" in protest of racial inequality in America — and even celebrities joined in by posting photos of themselves taking a knee in a show of solidarity.
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"When Beto O'Rourke says he can't think of anything more American (than players taking a knee), well I got to tell you, I can," Cruz said during a campaign stop in Corpus Christi, Texas, according to The Caller Times.
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Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began his now famous protest against racism and police brutality by "taking a knee" during the national anthem in the team's final preseason game before the start of the 2016 regular season.
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Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump responded to protests across the National Football League on Sunday over his remarks about players taking a knee during the national anthem, expressing approval for those who locked arms, but not those who knelt.
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According to ESPN, Nike's stock has risen 85033 percent since it announced the deal with Kaepernick, who was the first NFL player to protest racial inequality and police brutality by taking a knee during the national anthem before games.
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In the past few days, Trump used Twitter to rescind NBA star Stephen Curry's invite to the White House and attack all the NFL players who followed in Colin Kaepernick's footsteps by taking a knee during the national anthem.
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The 26-minute interview is wide-ranging, but the standout moment came when Noah challenged Lahren's views on Black Lives Matter as a hateful group in conjunction with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the national anthem.
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" A year later, though, Villanueva seemed more supportive of the method of protest, voicing support in his press conference following Sunday's incident: "What people don't understand is people who are taking a knee are not saying anything negative about the military.
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Kaepernick protested by sitting during the anthem, while those who have taken up his cause have opted to take a knee as "The Star Spangled Banner" plays and the protest is known known as taking a knee because of that.
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This is just latest episode in a story that began in the summer of 2016, when then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick decided to protest police brutality and racial injustice by taking a knee during the national anthem before games.
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On "son of a bitch" athletes taking a knee during the national anthem Trump has repeatedly and sharply condemned professional sports players who opt to take a knee during the playing of the national anthem in protest of racial injustice.
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On Sunday morning, Brady subtly showed his support for the NFL players' protest following Donald Trump's recent comments about how professional athletes like Colin Kaepernick — who have chosen to protest the national anthem by taking a knee — should be fired.
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In the White House, he has frequently fanned the controversy over NFL players "taking a knee" during the national anthem to protest racial injustice and police brutality — and has suffered no clear detrimental effect on his political fortunes for doing so.
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Booker offered measured support for then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick last year after he began sitting down or taking a knee during the national anthem in what he said was a protest against racism, police brutality and social injustice.
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The brand's stock initially fell more than 3 percent following the announcement of their endorsement deal with Kaepernick, who was the first NFL player to protest racial inequality and police brutality by taking a knee during the national anthem before games.
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"The NFL players are at it again — taking a knee when they should be standing proudly for the National Anthem," Trump tweeted on Friday, a day after several players kneeled or otherwise protested during the national anthem before preseason games.
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Over the past few days, President Donald Trump has roundly criticized NFL players who are protesting by taking a knee during the national anthem, but arguably they are following his own advice, which appears in a recent interview with Forbes Magazine.
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So why haven't N.B.A. players — at least thus far in this young season — joined those among the N.F.L.'s rank and file who have lined up behind the now-unemployed Kaepernick in taking a knee as a means of protest?
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Friends argue that these cultural icons — whether Colin Kaepernick taking a knee, Meryl Streep speaking against President Trump, or Oprah Winfrey denouncing sexual harassment — are the "leaders" of our time, and thus we should all pay attention to their opinions.
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When he was originally accused of disrespecting veterans for sitting during the anthem, Kaepernick adjusted to taking a knee as a way to honor America's service members while also bringing attention to America's problem with racial inequality and police brutality.
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As we celebrate his remarkable life and legacy a quarter-century after his death, we can be confident that Mr. Ashe would rush to join today's activists in spirit and solidarity, solemnly but firmly taking a knee for social justice.
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Instead of taking a knee — as they obviously should have — quarterback Joe Theismann tried to connect with a receiver near the line of scrimmage, but Raiders linebacker Jack Squirek snagged the ball out of the air for the pick-six.
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" He added that the controversy over NFL players taking a knee in protest during the anthem "is threatening to erode the unifying power of our game, and is now dividing us, and our players, from many fans across the country.
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The NFL rule that was passed in May forbid players from sitting or taking a knee if they are on the field or sidelines during "The Star-Spangled Banner," but allowed them to stay in the locker room if they wish.
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Kaepernick, now a NFL free agent, began taking a knee last year while with the San Francisco 49ers as a way of demonstrating against racial injustice in the U.S. Kaepernick was a frequent target for the president on the campaign trail.
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Trump alluded to the debate over NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racism by singling out for praise a 12-year-old boy who led an effort to place flags on veterans' graves.
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As we previously reported, Jim spoke out AGAINST Colin's national anthem protest -- saying he would never disrespect the anthem by taking a knee -- and told Colin he needs to choose whether he wants to be an activist or a football player.
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And now I understand why audiences are so enraged by athletes taking a knee: because these men and women are our dreams, manifesting a grace that the rest of us lack, a grace we expect to stay aloft, in the air.
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A group of faculty echoed protests by NFL players over the weekend, taking a knee directly outside the auditorium where Sessions spoke in what they said in a letter was a protest against "chilling of speech" by Sessions and the the Trump administration.
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And the longer the 1-2 49ers flounder as a team, the likelier it becomes that the man who — by taking a knee during the national anthem — changed the tenor of this entire pro football season becomes an NFL starter once again.
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Following Trump's tweets over the weekend and a rapid spread of people taking a knee in solidarity with the NFL and rejecting of racial violence, Bee and the Full Frontal team take a closer look at why the right is so outraged.
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The rapper's decision to take the stage at the football extravaganza was initially met with criticism given the NFL's negative response to its players taking a knee during the National Anthem as a way to protest police brutality against people of color.
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As we talked about it, we came up with taking a knee because there are issues that still need to be addressed and there was also a way to show more respect for the men and women that fight for this country.
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NFL Chief Roger Goodell held a press conference Wednesday to address the ongoing political feud that has broken out as a result of players taking a knee during the national anthem, something President Trump has repeatedly condemned as disrespectful to the flag.
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" Backlash over the comment rekindled a national debate over NFL players, mostly African-Americans, who have broken with tradition by taking a knee or raising their fists during "The "Star-Spangled Banner" to protest racial bias in the U.S. criminal justice system.
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Meanwhile, Oakland A's catcher Bruce Maxwell became the first Major League Baseball player to kneel during the national anthem, taking a knee alongside his standing teammates while holding his hand across his heart, according to an image tweeted by San Francisco Chronicle reporter.
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Instead, he used his platform to raise awareness about injustice, first by quietly sitting through the singing of the National Anthem, then taking a knee after consulting with a military veteran who told him that pose showed reverence for the flag and country.
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In fact, after Kaepernick began taking a knee last year, he explained that he was doing it to bring attention to the oppression of "black people and people of color" and cited the unjust killing of people of color by the police.
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The unorthodox methodology by the NFL has a few people feeling uneasy, including Kaepernick's close friend and Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid, the first player to join him in taking a knee during the National Anthem during their time on the 49ers.
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So now it falls to Mnuchin, who has been working the Sunday news circuit, not only advocating for the tax plan but—because loyalty is so important to Trump—defending the president's comments about NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem.
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He was tired, himself, of the endless accounting of who was taking a knee and who wasn't, and eager to focus on the social-justice work that he and others were doing, rather than on the gestures that they were or weren't making.
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News publishing start-ups are struggling, with companies like Mic being sold because they spent their funding on a gold foosball table that says WOKE on it that doesn't work because every player is a replica of Colin Kaepernick taking a knee.
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Before a vastly white audience — and race appears the inescapable subtext here — he seized on the athletes, nearly all of them black, who have protested police brutality by silently holding a fist aloft or taking a knee on the sidelines of football games.
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It also managed to overshadow the settlement between Colin Kaepernick and the NFL, a monumental victory for the former quarterback who set the world ablaze by simply taking a knee during the national anthem in protest against police violence against black Americans.
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Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh on Wednesday voiced concerns about President Trump's comments on NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem to protest racial injustice, saying Trump should not have the power to dictate who can kneel during the anthem.
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Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick started a nationwide conversation and inspired unprecedented public activism among the NFL and other athletes when he protested police brutality and social injustice by taking a knee during the national anthem in 2016.
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The policy, which was approved at the league&aposs May owner&aposs meetings, allows players to protest during the national anthem by staying in the locker room, but forbids them from sitting or taking a knee if they&aposre on the field or the sidelines.
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And while he changed his protest gesture to taking a knee, which others have done in solidarity, that hasn't stopped people from continuing to criticize his loyalty to the US, even by insinuating he is "sympathetic to ISIS" simply because he has a Muslim girlfriend.
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The Carolina Panthers safety is currently suing the NFL for collusion -- claiming owners blackballed him (along with Colin Kaepernick) for taking a knee during the national anthem -- and believes the 7 drug tests he was forced to take in 11 weeks this season was payback.
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Taking a knee in London A trio of Miami Dolphins players -- Kenny Stills, Michael Thomas and Julius Thomas -- also took a knee as the anthem played before their game against the New Orleans Saints at Wembley Stadium in London, England, according to CNN affiliate WFOR.
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" The N.F.L. quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has been vociferously criticized for protesting racial injustice by taking a knee during the national anthem and has been joined by other sports figures, published a video on Instagram on Wednesday that he described as "painful to watch.
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The entire exchange is worth reading because it illustrates exactly the disconnect between the players, who are protesting the systemic treatment of people of color, and Trump, who wants to do favors for an individual: Doocy: You mentioned NFL players, some taking a knee.
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The 49ers have been in the news a bit more than usual this preseason mostly thanks to quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has been sitting or taking a knee during the national anthem before games to protest police brutality and systemic racism in this country.
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Film Club In this short documentary, "Taking a Knee and Taking Down a Monument," a mother in Louisiana navigates racial tensions that flare up around her son's wish to kneel during the national anthem, and her own wish to have a local Confederate monument removed.
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And this leaguewide assessment absolutely, positively didn't have anything to do with Kaepernick's taking a knee during the national anthem to protest racial inequality, and to prove it they even expressed public solidarity with their players — at least until they quickly changed their minds.
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The New York Times filmed the commission vote in October, as part of a video documentary following Ms. Bell and her son, a high-school football player in Shreveport who was enmeshed in the controversy over student athletes' taking a knee during the national anthem.
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When the lords of the N.F.L. boycotted Colin Kaepernick for the crime of silently taking a knee during the national anthem, they could do so in the reasonable expectation that their fans would either applaud, or grumble but still buy another sausage or team jersey.
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There was a report in the Washington Post that said Trump spent the first several days after the disaster playing golf and tweeting about NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem, and that that may have impeded FEMA's and the federal government's response.
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Lamadri told authorities that his family had sat down for Thanksgiving dinner at their home in Cary, North Carolina, when both his sons began arguing about NFL athletes taking a knee to protest racial injustice during the national anthem, according to search warrants obtained by CBS17.
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We got MLK III at LAX Monday where he told us he thought Lebron and Colin were the closest thing to modern day black leadership ... obviously referring to Kaepernick famously taking a knee during the National Anthem and LeBron promoting social activism at this year's ESPYs.
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Speaking of Brown's stance against taking a knee ... Trump opened his rally in West Virginia Tuesday night by slamming the NFL for its policy, and took an extra shot at ESPN for announcing it will not air the National Anthem on "Monday Night Football" this season.
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Trump quickly took to Twitter to denounce the protest, which players have stated is against police brutality and racism in the U.S. "The NFL players are at it again — taking a knee when they should be standing proudly for the National Anthem," Trump tweeted on Friday.
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He references Heather Heyer, the NFL "taking a knee protests," and the racist history of the Confederate flag while fighting to make himself heard over the passing trucks and heckles that rain down on him as a gaggle of sheriff's deputies and courthouse security look on.
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And he's still simmering over past showdowns with other nemeses, such as the NFL: Some of the league's aficionados have traced Trump's fury over players taking a knee and team owners' reactions to his anger at failing to secure a franchise in the league in the 1980s.
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Trump waded into a simmering debate on sports and free speech after he appeared to withdraw an invitation for the Warriors to visit the White House, and said National Football League (NFL) owners should fire players who openly protest by taking a knee on the field.
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Frederik Andersen was in goal Monday with John Gibson out after taking a knee to the head during a collision in Saturday's 221-23 overtime victory in Chicago, and if Gibson cannot go Tuesday, Anton Khudobin - called up from San Diego of the American Hockey League - may start.
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On Monday, seemingly motivated by the violence that erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia, a dozen players from the Cleveland Browns kneeled during the national anthem before their game against the New York Giants, the largest NFL protest since Kaepernick first took a stand by taking a knee in August 2016.
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He flew from Las Vegas to Indianapolis for the Colts–49ers game, but then left almost immediately, after football players peacefully protested in the way they'd declared they would: by taking a knee during the national anthem to express their opposition to police violence, racial injustice, and Trump.
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But he talked instead of listening last week to ESPN as Trent Dilfer, a yakker and retired quarterback, opined that Colin Kaepernick, the 49ers' backup quarterback, should remain quiet and stop taking a knee during the national anthem as his way of protesting racial injustice and police brutality.
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The two make strange neighbors, all the more as the nation chooses sides over football players taking a knee during the national anthem, arguing that it's the players' right to act against racism in America or that it muddles sports and politics and has no place on the field.
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Thanks to the dating app Hater, which helps people find love based on their mutual hatred of things, we now know which states — or at least the tech-savvy singles in those states — are here for athletes taking a knee during the national anthem and which are not supportive at all.
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According to WINK-TV, Alissa Perry, a math teacher at Port Charlotte High School, made the poster of 31-year-old Kaepernick — who famously protested police brutality and social injustice by taking a knee during the national anthem as a member of the San Francisco 49ers — to celebrate Black History Month.
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Washington (CNN)Americans are sharply divided over whether NFL players taking a knee during the National Anthem are doing the right thing to express their views, but a majority agree that President Donald Trump did the wrong thing by criticizing their actions, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
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Whether they are taking a knee to protest police treatment of black Americans or to express solidarity with their teammates' decision to do so, the hundreds of NFL players now under scrutiny represent a long-standing American tradition of social justice activism among athletes, which is itself an embodiment of patriotism.
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" As the audience applauded, he continued, "Peaceful, nonviolent protests, including taking a knee at a football game to point out that black men, unarmed, black teenagers, unarmed, and black children, unarmed, are being killed at a frightening level right now, including by members of law enforcement, without accountability, and without justice.
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Asked his opinion about the polarizing player protests of taking a knee during "The Star-Spangled Banner" before games, Toomey said he believes "they ought to be standing," siding with President Donald Trump who's been tweeting since the weekend about the issue, saying players who don't stand should be fired.
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Mr. Agard and Mr. Chen's theme speaks to the peaceful protest against oppression and racism toward the black community, led by the former N.F.L. player Colin Kaepernick, his teammate Eric Reid and eventually others, by taking a knee during the national anthem played at the start of each football game.
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Here's a roundup of some of the biggest issues surrounding the Super Bowl and ideas for how to engage your kids in conversation: Taking a knee Even though the NFL, President Trump, and veterans' groups have condemned players for kneeling during the national anthem, the issue is far from settled.
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Researchers from Clemson University told the newspaper that 491 accounts affiliated with the Internet Research Agency posted more 12,000 tweets on the issue, with activity peaking soon after a September 20003, 2017 speech by President Trump in which he said team owners should fire players for taking a knee during the anthem.
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" As the audience applauded, O'Rourke, 45, continued, "Peaceful, nonviolent protests, including taking a knee at a football game to point out that black men, unarmed, black teenagers, unarmed, and black children, unarmed, are being killed at a frightening level right now, including by members of law enforcement, without accountability, and without justice.
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In the same week that America melts down over a football quarterback taking a knee during "The Star Spangled Banner," in the middle of a park where everyone (except this British writer) wears at least one piece of clothing with that banner dyed onto it, Chance's optimism seems not just novel but defiant.
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But the decision of whether to perform was now oriented around the protests of Colin Kaepernick and other N.F.L. players, who in 2016 began taking a knee during the national anthem (or otherwise not standing at attention) as a means of drawing attention to the systemic oppression of black people in this country.
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As P.R. Lockhart pointed out for Vox this week, the protests of King's civil rights era are now juxtaposed with football players taking a knee during the national anthem; in 2018, King's protests are now considered the "right" approach, while the players' protests against racial injustice are considered inappropriate to modern critics.
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The Patriots had one of the most visible protests of the day, with James White, Stephon Gilmore, Brandin Cooks, Lawrence Guy, Alan Branch, Malcom Brown, Malcolm Butler, Brandon Bolden, Devin McCourty, Trey Flowers, Deatrich Wise, Jonathan Jones, Elandon Roberts, Duron Harmon, Adam Butler, Jordan Richards, Johnson Bademosi all taking a knee during the anthem.
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" As the audience applauded, the Stanton Street founder continued, "Peaceful, nonviolent protests, including taking a knee at a football game to point out that black men, unarmed, black teenagers, unarmed, and black children, unarmed, are being killed at a frightening level right now, including by members of law enforcement, without accountability, and without justice.
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The vignettes depict key moments from the past months and years: shootings and fatalities, including those of Philando Castile, Sandra Bland and Alton Sterling; Trayvon Martin with his Skittles and hoodie up; San Francisco 49ers football player Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the national anthem; and Black Lives Matter protesters with their fists raised.
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Luther StrangeLuther Johnson StrangeGOP frets over nightmare scenario for Senate primaries Roy Moore trails Republican field in Alabama The Hill's Morning Report — US strikes approved against Iran pulled back MORE (R) in the Alabama Senate runoff on Friday, Trump called on NFL owners to fire players for taking a knee during the national anthem.
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Because maybe this is exactly how she always imagined it would happen: her knight in styrofoam armor, taking a knee in the name of corporate branding and romance after she nails a sick half-court shot, proposing his undying love in front of people who came to watch a ball go in a hoop.
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Regarding Trump's statements about players taking a knee or otherwise protesting during the national anthem, Jeffries said, "It's in this atmosphere that we find it troubling, with all that's happening in the world and in the country, Donald Trump would choose to go after a few black athletes in the NBA and the NFL."
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President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE frequently attacked the NFL last year over players taking a knee.
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The presence of the civil rights leaders did not seem to win over supporters of the player, Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who in 2016 began taking a knee during the national anthem to protest racism and police brutality against people of color and has not played a down since that season.
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Social media users are tearing into Fox News contributor Tomi LahrenTomi LahrenTomi Lahren apologizes for remark about Kamala Harris Boston officials approve application for 'Straight Pride' parade Milo Yiannopoulos named marshal for 'Straight Pride' parade MORE for posting a photoshopped image of Colin Kaepernick that depicts him taking a knee in front of the D-Day landings.
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President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE is calling on the NFL to ban players from taking a knee during the national anthem.
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Attorney General Jeff SessionsJefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsDOJ should take action against China's Twitter propaganda Lewandowski says he's 'happy' to testify before House panel The Hill's Morning Report — Trump and the new Israel-'squad' controversy MORE on Tuesday night condemned NFL players for taking a knee during the national anthem, saying that "every American" should salute the flag.
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Here's what Patriots wide receiver Brandin Cooks said about standing arm-in-arm with his teammates during the anthem: And here's what Kaepernick said the first time he was asked about taking a knee: The difference in tone is all the evidence required to see that those who would undermine Kaepernick's original purpose have been successful.
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The fifth-most-admired company in the world, according to Fortune, now finds itself in the middle of the culture wars that have broken out over the president's approach to race, the media, health care, climate change and gun violence, not to mention the appropriateness of athletes' taking a knee in protest during the national anthem.
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Letters To the Editor: Re "All Must Rise for Anthem, N.F.L. Insists" (front page, May 24): If commercial football continues to insist that it knows the only way to respect flag, anthem and country, I would see nothing wrong with taking a knee myself in the stands when they play the anthem or fly warplanes over the field.
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The cover story will reportedly focus on the sports world's reaction to the president's comments calling for the firing of NFL athletes who "take a knee" during the national anthem — namely, the widespread protests by NFL players, the twitter reactions by James and other NBA stars, and other forms of protest, such as the first instance of taking a knee in the MLB.
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Former CIA Director John BrennanJohn Owen BrennanWebb: Questions for Robert Mueller A brief timeline of Trump's clashes with intelligence director Dan Coats Trump critic Brennan praises his Iran decision: I 'applaud' him MORE praised NFL player Colin Kaepernick on Monday, saying the athlete gave meaning to the Constitution by taking a knee during the national anthem to protest racial injustice.
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" He added a split photo that at the top showed white supremacists holding Confederate and Nazi flags under the words "very fine people" -- a reference to Trump's description of both white supremacist protesters and counterprotesters after the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, last month -- and at the bottom three 49ers players taking a knee during the national anthem under the words "Sons of Bitches.
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Op-Ed Contributor Given the fiery responses to Colin Kaepernick's protest during the national anthem — taking a knee, a gesture now being adopted by a wave of professional athletes — you would think that it was a militant motion, full of anger and menace, akin to the Black Power salutes raised by Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Olympics.
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"The idea of @realDonaldTrump thinking that suggesting firing me from football, confirms that he thinks that it's all I can do as a Black man" And the singing of the national anthem ahead of the meeting between the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars in London's Wembley Stadium on Sunday morning saw multiple players of both teams taking a knee on the sidelines.
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A Hotline for Racists The Blue Line Taking a Knee and Taking Down a Monument Black Colleges in the Age of Trump The History of Affirmative Action A Conversation About Growing Up Black A Conversation on Race Other Times Media Podcast | Still Processing Newsletter | Race/Related _________ Some Recent Lesson Plans Please note: Our site has been publishing lesson plans since 1998.
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Shumpman just dropped a new song on SoundCloud called "His Story," where he spits about Kaepernick's protest ... vowing solidarity with the 49ers QB. Listen for yourself -- Shump gets into other topics including his arrest and his fiancee Teyana Taylor ... but on the subject of Kaep he makes it clear "damn right I'm taking a knee for the anthem" There goes the NBA, James Woods.
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But, in a world where the president calls any NFL player who protests along with the Black Lives Matter movement a "son of a bitch," and one in which Star Trek fans object to the lack of a white man at the helm of a space ship, diverse casting, and taking a knee, are still bold acts that go where this universe desperately needs to go.
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Third, although all the protesters have solid protection from labor law for the reasons I've outlined, it would be even more blatantly illegal to bench anthem protesters in cases in which they are taking a knee as a means of showing support for teammates threatened with discipline for their actions — whether those threats come from a team owner or the president of the United States.
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Whether it is Charlottesville, immigration bans or affirmative action, the athletes protesting racism by "taking a knee," the "whitewashing" of Hollywood, the Black Lives Matter movement or the approval of the Dakota Access Pipeline on Native American land, one can hardly open a newspaper or a social media feed without confronting questions about the role of race in the United States and the world.
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The issue was brought into the spotlight again at the beginning of the season, when President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE suggested those taking a knee should be fired.
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While the meme referenced the events in 1994 that led to Harding's ex-husband hiring a hit-man to take Kerrigan's knee out before the Winter Olympics, many fans felt it was insensitive due to the prevalence of the #TakeAKnee movement in wake of President Donald Trump calling for the firing of basketball and football stars like Colin Kaepernick, who have chosen to protest the national anthem by taking a knee.
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Sen. Marco RubioMarco Antonio RubioTrump moves forward with F-16 sale to Taiwan opposed by China The Hill's Morning Report — Trump and the new Israel-'squad' controversy Trump crosses new line with Omar, Tlaib, Israel move MORE (R-Fla.) on Wednesday offered praise for Miami Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills, who has garnered attention for taking a knee during the national anthem at games to protest social injustice.
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A town official in Connecticut who has spoken out against President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE faced boos after taking a knee during the Pledge of Allegiance at a community meeting on Monday.
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Former CIA Director John BrennanJohn Owen BrennanWebb: Questions for Robert Mueller A brief timeline of Trump's clashes with intelligence director Dan Coats Trump critic Brennan praises his Iran decision: I 'applaud' him MORE was among the people who praised Kaepernick on Monday after the ad campaign kicked off, saying the athlete gave meaning to the Constitution by taking a knee during the national anthem to protest racial injustice.
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James LankfordJames Paul LankfordHillicon Valley: GOP hits back over election security bills | Ratcliffe out for intel chief | Social media companies consider policies targeting 'deepfakes' | Capital One, GitHub sued over breach The Hill's 12:30 Report: Biden camp feels boost after Detroit debate GOP punches back in election security fight MORE (R-Okla.) says Russian trolls are promoting both sides of the dispute over NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem to sow divisiveness.
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Athlete protest has had a resurgence in the 2010s — from NBA protests in 2014 that featured LeBron James and several other league stars wearing warmup shirts that read "I can't breathe," the last words of Eric Garner as he was strangled by New York Police officers, to perhaps most notably NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and several of his teammates taking a knee during the national anthem to protest police violence against black people in the US in 2016.
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In a tweet, Murphy likened Pence's refusal to stand for the team representing athletes from both North and South Korea to both Pence and President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE's opposition to NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem before football games.
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Rep. Mo BrooksMorris (Mo) Jackson BrooksGOP lawmaker blasts Omar and Tlaib: Netanyahu right to block 'enemies' of Israel Conservatives call on Pelosi to cancel August recess Overnight Defense: Woman accusing general of sexual assault willing to testify | Joint Chiefs pick warns against early Afghan withdrawal | Tensions rise after Iran tries to block British tanker MORE (R-Ala.) on Tuesday called for an end to all federal government support of the NFL amid controversy over players taking a knee in protest during the national anthem.
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She is an outspoken conservative who has notably gone after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick for taking a knee during the national anthem to protest racial injustice and police brutality in the U.S. Lewandowski, 44, a former presidential campaign manager for Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE before parting ways with the campaign in June 85033, was a CNN contributor from July 2016 until shortly after Election Day in November 2016.
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