The starters linked arms and took a knee on the soccer field, while the coaching staff, club officials and substitutes took a knee off it.
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Singer Meghan Linsey took a knee after finishing the anthem.
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Several Giants players took a knee and also linked arms.
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He then took a knee with his son, Kwame Morris.
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In Atlanta, high school students took a knee in protest.
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They took a knee as the coaches talked to them.
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Not a single Eagles player took a knee last year.
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Hertha's starting lineup linked arms and took a knee on the soccer field, while Pal Dardai's coaching staff, General Manager Michael Preetz, club officials and substitutes took a knee off it before playing Schalke.
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Rodgers took a knee to run out the final two minutes.
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Archie took a knee and pulled the tin from his pocket.
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On the last note, Linsey and her guitarist took a knee.
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Once they took a knee, you see cameras and people taking pictures.
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Jerry Jones took a knee with his entire NFL team on Sunday.
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Rodgers took a knee after the kickoff, sending the game to overtime.
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Multiple reporters at the NBA game noted that Skye took a knee.
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Both of them took a knee in protest of what they believed in.
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Last week, hundreds of players, coaches and owners took a knee before games.
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A smattering of boos could be heard as the 49ers took a knee.
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This week, military veterans, actors and the singer Stevie Wonder took a knee.
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In response, over 200 NFL players took a knee before kickoff on Sunday.
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At least three Miami Dolphins players took a knee during "The Star-Spangled Banner" before their game against the New Orleans Saints in London, while Saints players took a knee before the anthem began but then stood as it was played.
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LeSean McCoy was one of the many Buffalo Bills who also took a knee.
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When he came onstage, Dave took his hand and they took a knee together.
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Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian then took a knee twice to run out the clock.
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"He took a knee to his knee or just above his knee," Budenholzer said.
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However, no Eagles players took a knee during the anthem in the 2017 season.
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However, no Eagles players took a knee during the anthem in the 2017 season.
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Over the weekend, three-quarters of his team's players took a knee with him.
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" "Yesterday members of the San Francisco 85033ers took a knee during our National Anthem.
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More players than ever took a knee and many teams locked arms in solidarity.
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Guys took a knee and it was essentially a photo-op from that point.
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While Brady and teammate Phillip Dorsett locked arms, several other Patriots took a knee.
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Three dozen players took a knee, while the rest locked arms on the field.
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Three Dolphins took a knee this morning: Julius Thomas, Michael Thomas & Kenny Stills. pic.twitter.
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He took a knee at the Buckeyes spring game and proposed to his girlfriend.
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An NFL source said none of the players on the Eagles team that won the Super Bowl took a knee during the anthem during the regular season -- one player took a knee in the preseason but was cut before the regular season began.
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"Dwight took a knee to his knee area or just above his knee," Budenholzer said.
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Lockett received the kickoff in the final seconds of the game and took a knee.
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Colts players were also locked arm-in-arm while they stood or took a knee.
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The entire Jacksonville Jaguars team took a knee before standing for the national anthem pic.twitter.
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Stevie Wonder just took a knee at the 85033 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park.
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Kurtz watched as he took a knee, assuming a position Marines practice on rifle ranges.
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A separate NFL source said none of the players on the Eagles team that won the Super Bowl took a knee during the anthem during the regular season -- one player took a knee in the preseason but was cut before the regular season began.
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Buccaneers wide receivers DeSean Jackson and Mike Evans took a knee on the Tampa Bay sideline.
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Singer Rico Lavelle took a knee after singing the national anthem at Sunday's Detroit Lions game.
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Several players took a knee, raised a fist or didn't take the field during the anthem.
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"It's interesting that when Tim Tebow took a knee, it was accepted," Jesse tells TMZ Sports.
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With coronavirus cases on the rise, baseball, hockey, college basketball and other sports took a knee.
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The national anthem singer here in Brooklyn took a knee at the end of her performance.
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As "The Star-Spangled Banner" began, six players from the Rebels took a knee and bowed.
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Some took a knee, others sat on the bench, stayed in the tunnel or raised a fist.
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U.S. women's national soccer team member Megan Rapinoe also took a knee before one game last fall.
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The quarterback took a knee in protest of police brutality and the mistreatment of minorities in America.
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Thomas is among the players who took a knee during the 2017 season to protest social injustice.
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Just over two weeks after the cheerleaders first took a knee, dozens of students marched on campus.
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The Ravens took a knee, then stood for the playing of the National Anthem, the station reported.
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During the first set of preseason games in August, players from several teams took a knee anyway.
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In accepting their award, the "skeleton" cast collectively took a knee and raised fists in the air.
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During the series, Chabot took a knee-on-knee hit from Dubois — something both now laugh about.
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Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills and Julius Thomas also took a knee prior to their team's game.
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He has used vulgar language to criticize NFL stars who took a knee during the National Anthem.
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It shot pink smoke and I took a knee, and it was a pretty special moment for us.
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While a member of the San Francisco 49ers, Reid took a knee next to then-teammate Colin Kaepernick.
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And before people yell and say everybody did stand for the flag nobody took a knee last year.
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But this week a San Francisco 63ers cheerleader took a knee and brought renewed attention to the protests.
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Rose-Ivey and two teammates, the freshmen Mohamed Barry and DaiShon Neal, took a knee during the anthem.
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On Thursday night, Miami Dolphins players Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson both took a knee during the anthem.
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The Dallas Cowboys, including owner Jerry Jones, took a knee before locking arms and standing during the anthem.
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Rutgers took a knee from there and headed to the locker room with the score tied, 7-7.
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Players for the Jaguars held hands on the sidelines while about 10 members of the team took a knee.
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Gu saw Colin Kaepernick and the football players who took a knee to protest white supremacy and police brutality.
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Over 20 players on the 28ers took a knee during the national anthem with their hands over their hearts.
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They were replaced by two officials in training after four Monroe players took a knee on their home field.
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Kaepernick famously took a knee in protest of police brutality and sparked a national conversation back in August 2016.
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The president called for any "son of a bitch" who took a knee to be fired by the NFL.
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At the Falcons-Lions game, the singer Rico LaVelle also took a knee at the end of the anthem.
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A guest at President Donald Trump's White House event on Tuesday apparently took a knee during the national anthem.
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Doctors believe that this was what caused the blood clot in McClellan's brain; he took a knee to recover.
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Multiple teams, including the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars, took a knee or locked arms during the national anthem.
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After widespread backlash from players and team owners alike, hundreds of players took a knee to protest Trump's attack.
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They grew in 2017 as many different players from a number of teams took a knee during the anthem.
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On Monday, much-maligned Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios briefly took a knee before a match against Roger Federer.
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He took a knee to his head as leaping Carolina running back Christian McCaffrey tried to make a play.
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"I was one of the first ones who took offense when Colin Kaepernick took a knee," Villanueva said Monday.
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Two elementary school students took a knee while performing the national anthem at a professional baseball game on Sunday.
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Chenet says the man took a knee right before he opened fire -- seemingly to brace himself before the massacre.
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He took a knee behind the mound and needed a few minutes, and some assistance, to get the bug out.
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Around 7 players took a knee on the Ravens side — the first time any of their players had done so.
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Kaepernick took a knee during The Star-Spangled Banner during San Francisco's final exhibition outing in San Diego last week.
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PEOPLE has the exclusive clip from the moment English took a knee to ask Williams for her hand in marriage.
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Marshall famously took a knee during the National Anthem to start the NFL season -- and it pissed off some people.
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Detroit Loins players Jalen Reeves-Maybin and Steve Longa took a knee during the anthem before playing the Minnesota Vikings.
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Last summer, the league briefly considered implementing a policy that would penalize players who took a knee during the anthem.
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For weeks, Trump publicly berated the League and the players who took a knee on Twitter and in other comments.
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In New York, the cast of the Broadway play "Miss Saigon" took a knee after a performance in late September.
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Spurs Monday night -- when Draymond met Danny Green at the rim and took a knee right around the ball bag!
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Feeling light-headed, I stumbled off of the treadmill and took a knee, hoping that the feeling would go away.
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Some took a knee, following the example of Colin Kaepernick; others raised a fist; some stayed in the locker room.
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The veteran receiver Kenny Stills took a knee with a hand on his heart during the anthem throughout the season.
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Here at Safeco Field where an elementary school sung the anthem and two students took a knee while performing. pic.twitter.
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Once Shuler closed his eyes and took a knee, several teammates joined him, and then some more — eight in all.
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Ms. Dean, along with four other cheerleaders, took a knee during the national anthem at a football game on Sept.
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New York Giants defensive lineman Olivier Vernon took a knee during the anthem before the team's game on Thursday night.
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Dolphins veteran receiver Kenny Stills took a knee with a hand on his heart during the anthem throughout last season.
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Several New Orleans Saints players took a knee before the anthem, but stood once the song began, the AP reported.
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Late night talk show host Bill Maher on Friday took a knee to demonstrate his support of recent NFL protests.
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Twelve members of the Cleveland Browns took a knee last August in their preseason game against the New York Giants.
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On Sunday, Rapinoe told American Soccer Now that it wasn't a coincidence she took a knee during the national anthem.
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I think that they didn't want Colin Kaepernick to have a job in the NFL because he took a knee.
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Players from both the Ravens and the Jaguars took a knee before their game in London as the National Anthem played.
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The Dallas Cowboys — along with team owner Jerry Jones — took a knee together before Monday night's game versus the Arizona Cardinals.
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Foster had previously said he would hold a different form of protest but took a knee with his teammates on Sunday.
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Along with the players on the field, Hertha BSC's other players, coaches, and staff all took a knee on the sidelines.
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Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall took a knee during the anthem before the NFL's first regular-season game on Thursday night.
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One guy in the audience took a knee during the national anthem at President Trumps celebration of America no Eagles event.
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A pair of Miami Dolphins football players took a knee during the national anthem before the team's preseason opener on Thursday.
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No Eagles players took a knee during the anthem in the 2628 season, though some players raised their fists in protest.
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The Broncos' Brandon Marshall took a knee rather than stand for the anthem at Denver's opener against the visiting Carolina Panthers.
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Before the national anthem, my whole dance team took a knee, as well as the football team and the cheerleading team.
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Last year he took a knee during the pregame national anthem as a way of protesting racial injustice and police brutality.
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Fans connected this to the controversy surrounding Colin Kaepernick, who took a knee during the national anthem before games in 2016.
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About a dozen members of the New Orleans Saints took a knee before the anthem, but stood once the song began.
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Numerous Colts players including Al Woods, Malik Hooker, Kamar Aiken and Rashaan Melvin all took a knee for the anthem in Indianapolis.
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The Broncos, defense stopped San Diego's final possession on downs, and Manning took a knee to run out the final few seconds.
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The destroyed treat fell apart in slow motion, before King took a knee and someone off-camera declared the punt a success.
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She tweeted the idea after the team's owner Jerry Jones said players who took a knee during the anthem would not play.
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Also on Monday, Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny took a knee on the set of the upcoming reboot of The X-Files.
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One more Broncos onside kick ended in the Falcons' hands, and Ryan took a knee to run out the last few seconds.
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Most notoriously, they took a knee, as Colin Kaepernick did during the National Anthem before a pre-season 274ers game last September.
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In 2016, about a month after Kaepernick began his anthem protest, Rapinoe took a knee during the anthem before a Reign game.
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Miami wide receivers Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson quietly took a knee during the anthem of Sunday's contest against the Tennessee Titans.
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Both Still and Wilson also took a knee during the preseason and stated they'd continue to do so during the regular season.
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Each week of last season, numerous players took a knee or remained off the field during the song to protest social injustice.
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Stills -- along with his Miami Dolphins teammate, Albert Wilson -- took a knee before their preseason game against the Bucs on Thursday night.
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Jaguars owner Shad Khan locked arms with players during the anthem, and at least a dozen of his players took a knee.
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Last week, fans also booed when the Dallas Cowboys, including owner Jerry Jones, took a knee before locking arms during the anthem.
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"Yesterday members of the San Francisco 49ers took a knee during our National Anthem," a fundraising email sent out on Monday reads.
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He took a knee to the back during a 22018-1 victory over Colombia, and found himself lying prone on the field.
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On Sunday, dozens of black men took a knee outside the N.F.L. stadium in Baltimore before the Ravens played the Chicago Bears.
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Weddle, in his first season with Los Angeles, took a knee to a head as leaping McCaffrey tried to make a play.
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Jaguars owner Shad Khan locked arms with players during the anthem as at least a dozen of his players took a knee.
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Over the weekend, Vice President Pence walked out of an Indianapolis Colts game when some players took a knee during the anthem.
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Last season some NFL players took a knee during the anthem to protest police shootings of unarmed black men, sparking a controversy.
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Last Friday night, the entire Garfield High School football team in Seattle, Washington, took a knee on the sideline during the national anthem.
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On Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys locked arms and took a knee before the "Star-Spangled Banner," along with the team's owner Jerry Jones.
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Also, he had a fake body dressed as a soldier grabbing his waist -- strategically positioned to remain standing when "Krapperdick" took a knee.
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Brandon and Colin were college teammates at Nevada -- and Brandon also took a knee as part of Colin's national anthem protest last season.
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On Friday night, the entire Garfield High School football team in Seattle, Washington, took a knee on the sideline during the national anthem.
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And then, to get a better udnerstanding of the scale of etno-nationalist pride, fans chanted USA, USA as Kaepernick took a knee.
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In a picture posted Friday to the singer's Twitter account, Wilson took a knee while the couple was vacationing in a tropical locale.
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A dozen players, including a white player, took a knee during the national anthem before a preseason game against the New York Giants.
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Last weekend, most players around the league opted for a show of unity and locked arms, while some took a knee in protest.
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First, he took a knee during the playing of the National Anthem to protest how "some" black folks are treated by "some" Americans.
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Three players for the San Francisco 49ers and three Miami Dolphins players took a knee during the anthem before the teams' respective games.
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Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem early in the 2628 season to raise awareness of social injustice and police brutality.
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Mike Pence left Sunday's game between the Indianapolis Colts and San Francisco 49ers after some players took a knee during the national anthem.
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The Houston Texans had a mixed response to their owner's comment comparing kneeling players to prison inmates ... but the majority took a knee.
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While I congratulate the players, former players and owners, I wonder where they all were last year when Colin Kaepernick took a knee.
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Last week, soccer star Megan Rapinoe took a knee before a U.S. Women's National Team game, much to the chagrin of U.S. Soccer.
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On Monday, the entire Dallas Cowboys team and owner Jerry Jones took a knee with arms linked before standing for the national anthem.
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In August 2016, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick made headlines — and sparked a movement — when he took a knee during the national anthem.
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Safety Eric Reid took a knee during the national anthem in his first game with the Carolina Panthers, continuing his stand against social injustice.
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He was injured Monday when he took a knee to the head from 2B Yoan Moncada while both players chased after a pop fly.
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Bradford took a knee on the last snap of the game, and Coughlin, surrounded by cameras, walked quickly to midfield to shake Shurmur's hand.
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Garcia was injured Monday when he took a knee to the head from 2B Yoan Moncada while both players were chasing a pop fly.
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Two Miami Dolphins players took a knee on Sunday, continuing the protest started by former San Francisco 22016ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in August 228.
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A local Democratic lawmaker in Connecticut is under fire after she took a knee during the Pledge of Allegiance in protest of President Trump.
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The image of Kaepernick is from a famous photo where Kaep and then-49ers teammate, Reid took a knee together during the 2016 season.
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Last season, some National Football League players took a knee during the anthem to protest police shootings of unarmed black men, sparking a controversy.
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On Sunday, multiple players on both the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars took a knee during the national anthem during a game in London.
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Before facing off in London, multiple players on both the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars took a knee during the national anthem on Sunday.
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The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback took a knee during the national anthem throughout the 2016 season to raise awareness of social justice issues.
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Multiple players on both the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars took a knee during the national anthem in the first NFL game today pic.twitter.
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His criticism of the protests reignited a furor over the controversial practice, despite the fact that no Eagles players took a knee last season.
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Other side angry too Lewis told a Baltimore sports radio station he wasn't dissing the flag or the anthem when he took a knee.
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An American who medaled in fencing at the Pan American Games took a knee during the national anthem to protest racial and social injustice.
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Members of the cast of "Star Trek: Discovery" took a knee Sunday hours after a number of NFL players protested during the national anthem.
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In a continuing protest against racial injustice, Kaepernick knelt before a game Monday night while other players took a knee or raised their fists.
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Mr. Schnatter was criticized for his own criticism of African-American N.F.L. players who took a knee during the playing of the national anthem.
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In 21986, while playing in Lithuania for BC Lietuvos Rytas, he took a knee to the chest in a scramble for a loose ball.
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Hundreds of students in Atlanta took a knee on Wednesday in a silent protest to honor the victims of February's Florida high school shooting.
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That weekend, owners, coaches and players of various teams joined hands and collectively took a knee in a remarkable and unprecedented show of defiance.
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Kenny Stills, Julius Thomas and Michael Thomas of the Miami Dolphins all took a knee, as did New York Giants defensive lineman Olivier Vernon.
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And on Sunday, Megan Rapinoe, a midfielder for the Seattle Reign soccer team, also took a knee, to "keep the conversation going," she tweeted.
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San Francisco safety Eric Reid also took a knee with Kaepernick during "The Star Spangled Banner," which was played on the Chargers' annual Military Night.
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Like you said, the Eagles, not a single player took a knee during the regular season except to pray, which you&aposre network had to.
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A sea of people took a knee outside Bank of America Stadium as "The Star-Spangled Banner" played and police in riot gear looked on.
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In August 2016, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick made headlines — and sparked a movement — when he took a knee during the national anthem.
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While he is a fan of football, he has repeatedly criticized players who took a knee during the national anthem prior to kickoff during games.
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Teammate Albert Wilson also took a knee during the Dolphins' opening game Sunday against the Tennessee Titans, while fellow Dolphin Robert Quinn raised his fist.
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His assertion that he told Pence ahead of time to leave if any players took a knee essentially confirmed that the early departure was predetermined.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson has a message for all the Colin Kaepernick haters -- Tim Tebow took a knee too ... and nobody had a problem with that!
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Kaepernick has been under fire since 2016 when he first took a knee during the pregame playing of the national anthem to protest racial injustice.
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He took a stand (or took a knee depending on how you view it) to alert all Americans to the problems of race in America.
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DeAndre Hopkins bolted practice last week and most of the squad -- including Clowney -- took a knee for the anthem before Sunday's game against the Seahawks.
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I took a knee because I feel that to stand for the flag is to agree that it is a symbol of freedom and justice.
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During the national anthem, when some players predictably took a knee, he took calculated offense, storming out of the stadium and doing his boss proud.
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The Houston Texans' new wide receiver, Kenny Stills, took a knee during the national anthem before his first game playing for the team on Monday.
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One member of the New York Giants took a knee during the anthem, and one Tennessee Titans player stayed off the field during the anthem.
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New York Giants player Olivier Vernon also took a knee during the anthem prior to his team's game, which he has done throughout the season.
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The form of protest originated with NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who first took a knee last year during the national anthem to protest racial injustice.
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Reid took a knee the past two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and then encountered problems finding a team to sign him this past offseason.
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Shonda Rimes, creator of Grey's Anatomy, even captioned her photo "...and we took a knee in solidarity of racial justice," to celebrate the show's 300th episode.
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The two consulted with former Green Beret Nate Boyer and, instead of sitting, took a knee to curb criticism that Kaepernick's original stance offended some veterans.
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Joined by teammate Eric Reid, rather than sit, Kaepernick instead took a knee while the anthem played in front of a giant, field-sized American flag.
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Before Nebraska played Northwestern in Evanston this weekend, three Huskers players—Michael Rose-Ivey, Daishon Neal, and Mohamed Barry—took a knee during the national anthem.
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He also took credit for having Vice President Mike Pence leave an NFL game after some of the players took a knee as the anthem played.
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Trump has regularly trashed players who took a knee during the anthem -- in fact, he just went after them during a rally in Michigan last week.
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Remember, Kap's former 49ers' teammate, Eric Reid -- who took a knee with Colin -- is currently playing with the Carolina Panthers and still kneels for the anthem.
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Only a handful of players knelt during the anthem on Sunday, a shift from the more than 200 NFL players who took a knee last week.
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Kaepernick has been under fire since 2016, when he first took a knee to protest racial injustice during the pre-game playing of the national anthem.
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Kaepernick first took a knee during the pregame playing of the American national anthem when he was with the 49ers in 2016 to protest police brutality.
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Soccer player Megan Rapinoe, of the Seattle Reign, took a knee in solidarity with Kaepernick Labor Day weekend before a match against the Chicago Red Stars.
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"What I did was took a knee against racial discrimination, which is basically what (sic) people are mean to other people of different colors," Holmes said.
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Long before Colin Kaepernick took a knee, Anthony was standing up, marching against the police and gun violence in April 2015 in Baltimore, his troubled hometown.
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San Francisco 85033ers players Eric Reid, Eli Harold, Marquise Goodwin and Louis Murphy all took a knee, continuing their season-long demonstration, the Houston Chronicle reported.
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Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas took a knee on the House floor, and Stevie Wonder, John Legend and Eddie Vedder did the same at their performances.
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The Howard University cheerleaders took a knee while the national anthem played at the AT&T Nation's Football Classic at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., last Saturday.
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Last Sunday, in the largest single-day athlete protest in American sports history, players across the league linked arms and took a knee during the national anthem.
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Prior to the national anthem at their Monday Night Football matchup with the Arizona Cardinals, the entire Dallas Cowboys team, including owner Jerry Jones, took a knee.
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I was in a pit at Maryland Deathfest in 2007; I took a knee, and they immediately helped me back up because it was a good pit.
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The Trump administration forced everyone to temporarily not hate Jerry Jones after Trump insulted the NFL with a series of racial innuendos and Jones took a knee.
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No Eagles players took a knee during last season, but a few players raised their fist in the air during the national anthem prior to each game.
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Mike Perry was taken to hospital because his nose got broken, twisted, and mangled after he took a knee to the face in a UFC fight Saturday.
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In September, an Army veteran in Indianapolis took a knee with a folded flag to protest Trump's attacks on NFL players who kneel during the national anthem.
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Both Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson took a knee during the national anthem at the Miami Dolphins pre-season opener versus the Tampa Bay Bucs on Thursday.
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Remember that feeling of honor and solidarity you felt when you saw those who took a knee on a football field or stood up at Standing Rock.
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The statement by the Broward County Police Benevolent Association came after Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson of the Dolphins took a knee during the anthem on Thursday.
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The Cowboys had just enough time to end the game, with the play clock matching the game clock after Prescott took a knee for the third time.
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When she finished her main set, Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" blared from the sound system; she and her bandmates took a knee.
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Just this year, a former Minnesota Teacher of the Year took a knee during the national anthem at the College Football Playoff championship attended by President Trump.
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Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kapernick took a knee during the anthem last year and now is a free agent, with teams reluctant to sign him.
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Dave Matthews on Sunday took a knee alongside Stevie Wonder during a Charlottesville concert following President Trump's attacks on NFL players who kneel during the national anthem.
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The recent spat between Trump and the NFL, where players took a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality, is a perfect example of that.
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She also took a knee during the national anthem before a game against the Chicago Red Stars, joining a protest meant to highlight oppression and violence against minorities.
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An 8-year-old boy named Jaxon was sent home from his elementary school in Midland, Texas, Tuesday after he took a knee during the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Just in case you want to see the eagle attack up close and in slow-mo: Do we think the eagle took a knee at the end there?
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Rapinoe, who in 2016 took a knee during the national anthem in solidarity with Kaepernick, now occupies a somewhat similar role in the politics of sports in America.
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The protests, in which some players took a knee, were intended to call attention to what critics say is often brutal treatment of minorities by U.S. law enforcement.
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The Super Bowl champs' star linebacker followed Colin Kaepernick's lead and took a knee during the Star Spangled Banner Thursday night in Denver during the league's kickoff game.
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Players have kneeled to protest racial injustice and police brutality during the national anthem since former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick first took a knee in 2016.
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Of course, there's some backstory here ... Wonder famously took a knee (and then a 2nd knee) during the height of the NFL national anthem demonstrations earlier this year.
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Both players took a knee during the anthem while playing for the San Francisco 49ers, and both have accused the league and its 32 teams of blackballing them.
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The Baltimore Ravens, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers all took a knee as a team before the national anthem, and then stood during the song.
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His friend, Eric Reid, who also took a knee with him, has been hired by the Carolina Panthers -- and ya gotta think it's a good sign for Kap.
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On Friday, he helped the US win gold in the men's foil team event, and then took a knee on the podium as the Star Spangled Banner played.
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Jay-Z has been collaborating on social-justice issues with the NFL since the controversy surrounding Colin Kaepernick, who took a knee during the national anthem in 2016.
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Fans connected their actions to the controversy surrounding Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback who took a knee during the national anthem before games in 2016 to protest police brutality.
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Imboden took a knee while Berry raised her fist during the medal ceremony's National Anthem, leading the committee to reevaluate punishments for politically-related protests during the games.
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We need more individuals like Liam Holmes, 10, who took a knee against racial discrimination during the Pledge of Allegiance at a Durham, North Carolina, City Council meeting.
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Then he inserted himself into the sports world, launching Twitter attacks on the NFL over players who took a knee during the national anthem to protest racial injustice.
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Sports teams such as the New Orleans Saints took time for some flashy "salutes" even as their players took a knee during or immediately before the national anthem.
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On Sunday, Vice President Mike Pence walked out of the football game between the Indianapolis Colts and the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday after players took a knee.
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Kaepernick was the first National Football League player to protest during the National Anthem last season when he took a knee to draw awareness to race issues in America.
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COULTAS: ... and touch -- in a chair, of if they want to sit on the ground, that is fine and then ... WATTERS: Like if I took a knee like this?
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" President Trump brought the controversy surrounding the national anthem protest to the forefront last year when he lambasted NFL players who took a knee during the "Star-Spangled Banner.
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Lemon pointed out that not a single Eagles player took a knee or stayed in the locker room during the national anthem throughout the NFL's regular season in 2017.
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"What I did was took a knee against racial discrimination, which is basically when people are mean to other people of different colors," Holmes told local outlet CBS 17.
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On Monday Night Football, the Cowboys, including owner Jerry Jones, knelt before the national anthem in solidarity with the hundreds of players who took a knee over the weekend.
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The United States women's national team star took a knee during the national anthem before the last game her Seattle Reign played against the Chicago Red Stars on Sunday.
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" As we previously reported, the Las Vegas Red Lions -- sponsored by Mayweather's TMT brand -- followed Colin Kaepernick's lead this weekend and took a knee during the "Star-Spangled Banner.
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The players issued a statement moments ago ... acknowledging the split this past Sunday when several players took a knee and others stood for the anthem before playing the Bills.
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Colin Kaepernick, the 49ers quarterback who took a knee in 2017 during the national anthem as a protest against police brutality, has not played in the NFL since 2017.
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Miami Dolphin players Jelani Jenkins, Kenny Stills, Michael Thomas, and Arian Foster all took a knee during the national anthem for their game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
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In 2016, she took a knee during the national anthem before one of her games in solidarity with then-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick's protest against police brutality and racism.
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But, Cruz pivoted during the conversation and brought up the national anthem demonstrations -- and important to note, he's been strongly AGAINST players like Colin Kaepernick who took a knee.
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Last year, Vice President Mike Pence walked out a football game between the Indianapolis Colts and the San Francisco 49ers after some players took a knee during the National Anthem.
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The response to Trump's comments got started in London, when the Jacksonville Jaguars took a knee during the national anthem at the annual NFL International Series Match at Wembley Stadium.
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However, with the two Central Division rivals skating four-on-four, Stalock went head-first for a save and took a knee to the head from a hard-charging Toews.
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Most of the Detroit Lions linked arms or took a knee during the national anthem with their team owner, Martha Ford, present on the sidelines in a show of support.
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Around 20 Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars players took a knee prior to their game in London earlier today ... with many other teams sharing plans to show signs of solidarity.
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TIP-INS Pacers: Bogdanovic took a knee to the head from Dwyane Wade, who was leaping trying to block his shot in the fourth quarter, but stayed in the game.
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Last season, during the height of the US Presidential election, Kaepernick continually took a knee during the national anthem in protest of the violence and injustice against people of color.
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At least 6 other players between Miami, New Orleans and San Francisco all took a knee after some of them publicly raised issues with the proposed deal from their bosses.
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Trump's contentious relationship with the NFL reached a peak last year when he lambasted players who took a knee during the National Anthem to protest institutionalized racism and police brutality.
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Kap took a knee in August 2016 -- 8 months after Woods' death -- and began his Know Your Rights Camp initiative that same year, using the Black Panther movement as inspiration.
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Accord Most recently, on October 14 in Germany members of the soccer team Hertha Berlin took a knee before their game, aligning themselves with the protesting players of the NFL.
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Last week, every player on the W.N.B.A.'s Indiana Fever took a knee — as Kaepernick did — and linked arms during the anthem before a playoff game against the Phoenix Mercury.
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Pharrell Williams, Stevie Wonder and Eddie Vedder all took a knee at concerts over the weekend, showing their support for the N.F.L. players protesting racial injustice during the national anthem.
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Last week, nearly the entire team took a knee in protest of owner Bob McNair's comments that "we can't have the inmates running the prison," referring to the ongoing demonstrations.
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Trump has repeatedly criticized NFL players who took a knee or demonstrated in some other way during the national anthem prior to games this season to protest social justice issues.
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It was here last year that Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the playing of the national anthem in protest of racial oppression after several police shootings of black Americans.
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By the way, Panthers safety Eric Reid took a knee during the National Anthem in his first game back in the league on Sunday ... and the Earth is still spinning.
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The anthem firestorm started last season when then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the anthem to protest the treatment of African-Americans in the United States.
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While dozens of players took a knee, raised a fist or remained off the field during the anthem last year, only a few have continued to demonstrate so far this season.
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Players from numerous teams took a knee, raised a fist or remained off the field as the national anthem played before games, following the trend started in 2016 by Colin Kaepernick.
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Trump's remarks were condemned around the NFL over the weekend as players, as well as some coaches and owners, took a knee or locked arms during the singing of the anthem.
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The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback became a symbol of resistance against racial bias in policing after he took a knee during the National Anthem last year to protest police brutality.
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The former "Seinfeld" actor didn't hold back when we asked about the Vice President walking out of the stadium Sunday to protest the players who took a knee during the anthem.
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The former San Francisco 49er sparked a movement among professional athletes when in 2016 he took a knee during a pre-game national anthem to protest police brutality against African-Americans.
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Several players with the University of Mississippi basketball team took a knee during the national anthem before their game Saturday in protest of a Confederate rally being held near the arena.
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Dozens of NFL players took a knee during the anthem in the games following Trump's attacks, and several team owners joined their players on the field in a show of solidarity.
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But this week a number of teams, including the New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars, took a knee in unity as a team before then standing for the anthem.
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Gatlin, booed by the huge crowd before the race because of his history of doping suspensions, still took a knee on the red track, extended both arms and bowed to Bolt.
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On Thursday night, American soccer star Megan Rapinoe took a knee during the playing of the national anthem prior to the start of the U.S. Women's National Team match against Thailand.
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Three Miami Dolphin players also 'took a knee' before their game against the New England Patriots as public protests continued in the National Football League aimed at drawing attention to racial inequality.
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Over in Tennessee, The Voice runner-up Meghan Linsey performed ahead of the Sunday game between the Tennessee Titans and the Seattle Seahawks and also took a knee after finishing the song.
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You can officially put a "Sir" on it -- Ringo Starr took a knee Tuesday morning and received his Knighthood, a mere 21 years after Sir Paul McCartney ... but no one's counting, right?
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Here is where the lying begins and ends with Donald Trump -- none of the Eagles took a knee during the playing of the National Anthem during last year's regular season or playoffs.
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Other players kneel, sit, wear T-shirts Several Buffalo Bills players took a knee during the anthem before the game against the Atlanta Falcons; most Bills players stood with their arms linked.
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Kneeling during the national anthem to raise awareness around injustices facing people of color in America began when quarterback Colin Kaepernick first took a knee in 2016 when playing for the 49ers.
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Dozens of players took a knee, raised a fist or remained off the sidelines while the national anthem was played during the 28503 and 22019 seasons, prompting backlash from Trump and conservatives.
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Two UCLA women's soccer players took a knee during the national anthem before their game Thursday ... and the school tells TMZ Sports its coach is still fully in support of their protests.
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Louisiana State University said its president, F. King Alexander, received a phone call from someone in the Legislature threatening to withhold funding if football players "took a knee" during the national anthem.
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At an Eat'n Park diner south of the city, Bill Powers, a veteran, Steelers fan and Trump voter, explained that he did not like when players took a knee during the anthem.
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An ad that PETA claims was banned from airing during the Super Bowl faced backlash on Twitter for seemingly depicting NFL players who took a knee to protest police brutality as animals.
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Unlike at some other stadiums, where fans booed at the protests, the fans in Nashville were eerily quiet during the anthem, and after its conclusion Linsey took a knee on the field.
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Prior to Sunday's late afternoon games, ten Seattle Seahawks players sat or knelt during the anthem, one Los Angeles Rams player raised his fist and three San Francisco 49ers took a knee.
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He had never boycotted anything before, though in 2016 he canceled an autograph appearance by Brandon Marshall after the Denver Broncos player took a knee during the National Anthem before a game.
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In January, he wore a "Fuck Donald Trump" T-shirt at a press conference:Â Nick Kyrgios, who wore a Fuck Trump cap earlier this year, just took a knee before match against Federer.
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Oakland A's catcher Bruce Maxwell -- the only MLB player who took a knee last season -- made "anti-police statements" and cussed out officers during his gun arrest ... this according to the police report.
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Pacman Jones isn't feelin' Colin Kaepernick -- telling TMZ Sports he does NOT support the players who took a knee during the national anthem ... and wants them to find a different way to protest.
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Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, took a knee on the House floor Monday night in solidarity with NFL players who knelt during the National Anthem following President Donald Trump's criticism of the protest.
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Fencer Race Imboden took a knee while his national anthem played and hammer thrower Gwen Berry raised her fist into the air in an attempt to bring attention to social issues back home.
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The Nike spokesperson and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback made headlines in 2016 when he took a knee during the national anthem in protest of the slaying of unarmed Black men by police.
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It could really be anywhere, but this specific story is from Miami, after Dolphins players Jelani Jenkins, Arian Foster, Kenny Stills, and Michael Thomas took a knee before last Sunday's game in Seattle.
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Singer Jessica Sanchez, a runner-up on season 11 of "American Idol," took a knee after she finished singing the national anthem at an Oakland Raiders game on Sunday, The Associated Press reported.
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For years, Mr. Trump repeatedly criticized National Football League players who took a knee when the national anthem was played before games, a form of silent protest against social inequality and police brutality.
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In August, _________, a San Francisco 49ers quarterback, took a knee during the national anthem in a protest against racial injustice and spurred a national debate on race and the definition of patriotism. 38.
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Press lauded Rapinoe's off-field activism which includes not singing the national anthem, initially to show support for former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who took a knee to raise awareness about racial injustice.
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Fencer Imboden took a knee and hammer thrower Berry raised her fist when the U.S. national anthem played during their medal ceremonies earlier this month, violating an agreement U.S. athletes sign before competing internationally.
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Linsey is not afraid of controversy: She took a knee after singing the national anthem during an NFL game in September, showing her solidarity with protests against police brutality faced disproportionately by black Americans.
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Colin Kaepernick announced he will donate $1 MILLION to charities that will help communities in need -- hours after he and teammate Eric Reid took a knee during the National Anthem at the 49ers vs.
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Beyonce made a surprise appearance to present Colin Kaepernick with SI's Muhammad Ali Legacy Award on Tuesday night -- and took aim at his critics that somehow STILL don't get why he took a knee.
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If the NFL would have hit Colin Kaepernick with a meaningful suspension every time he took a knee last season, it would have killed the protest dead in its tracks ... so says Donald Trump.
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When Colin Kaepernick took a knee in protest of police brutality, it sparked a national conversation—one that has blackballed him from the NFL but is still echoing strong, as evidenced by GQ magazine.
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WATCH: The National Anthem Takes Center Stage Across the NFL In August 2016, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick made headlines — and sparked a movement — when he took a knee during the national anthem.
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A black firefighter ignited some controversy in Chicago when he took a knee during the national anthem at a charity football game between the Chicago's police and fire departments, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
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Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid took a knee on Sunday during the national anthem prior to his first game back on an NFL team since remaining unsigned for the first month of the season.
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After Jameis Winston took a knee to move the ball to the middle of the field – backing the ball up two more yards – Gay lined up for a last-second, 34-yard field goal.
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Nerves were further frayed when goaltender Frederik Andersen left the game on Saturday when he took a knee to the head, but he is expected to be back for Game 21993 of the playoffs.
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Singer Justine Skye took a knee after performing the national anthem at Friday night's home opener for the Brooklyn Nets, the latest in a series of demonstrations during the anthem at professional sports games.
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On Monday, a day after more than 200 NFL players took a knee, sat, or stayed in the locker room during the national anthem, even Fox News' Shepard Smith is defending their right to protest.
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SS Jose Iglesias took a knee to the jaw as he stumbled trying to turn a double play on the final play of the game, his throwing error giving the Rays a walk-off win.
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Oakland A's catcher Bruce Maxwell -- the only MLB player who took a knee this season -- tells TMZ Sports he was confronted by a pro-Trump waiter at an Alabama restaurant who refused to serve him.
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The Steelers managed a 2154-yard field goal by kicker Chris Boswell with 243 seconds left, but Anderson recovered the Steelers' onside kick, and Manning took a knee to run out the last few seconds.
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At high schools across the U.S., football players are adopting the controversial protest of Colin Kaepernick, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback who took a knee during the national anthem and now sits during its playing.
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Things intensified a week ago, when President Trump blasted NFL athletes and team owners over such protests, saying the owners should fire any "son of a bitch" player who took a knee during the anthem.
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On Monday night, the Dallas Cowboys, including owner Jerry Jones, knelt before the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" in solidarity with the hundreds players who took a knee over the weekend after Trump's remarks.
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This is what Archer told the press on Sunday after Maxwell took a knee: Maxwell was cheered by the home Oakland crowd in his first at-bat since kneeling, a line-out to left field.
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At a rally held in Alabama on Friday, September 22, Trump alluded to free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who took a knee to protest police brutality in 2016 while playing for the San Francisco 49ers.
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At least three Miami Dolphins players took a knee during the playing of the national anthem Sunday as protests before NFL games stretch into a second week following President Trump's attacks on players who kneel.
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Meanwhile, with each game Kaepernick took a knee, more athletes in the NFL and other sports, from high school football to the WNBA, used the national anthem to protest or show solidarity with the 49ers quarterback.
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We shot the comedian out on Sunday and asked if he'd be checking out the games later on -- but he told us the NFL ain't on his schedule ... and then took a knee, just like Colin.
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Each of those players were among the dozens who took a knee, raised a fist or remained in the locker room during the playing of the anthem last season, sparking criticism and debate over the protests.
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Trump ignited a feud with the league in September, after he called for coaches and team owners to fire players who took a knee during the national anthem, which he said was disrespectful to the country.
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KURTZ: Well, what really fueled the media criticism, Philippe is that the tweet about not staying in the locker room during the anthem because no Eagles player took a knee during the anthem in this past season.
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The policy on the table would have given players the option of staying in their team's locker room during the anthem, while also allowing teams to discipline players who took a knee or sat during its playing.
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The national debate over whether NFL players should kneel for the National Anthem bled into Monday night after Donald Trump's "son of a bitch" comments ... 'cause Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys just took a knee (kinda).
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The show of unity A year after Kaepernick first took a knee, the gifted player -- who struggled on the field at times last season -- remains out of a job, ostracized by the league that once celebrated him.
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The college announced in September 2017 that Ozarks teams would be forced to walk away from any game if an opponent took a knee, sat down or in any way protested the American flag or national anthem.
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Just days after Seattle Reign midfielder Megan Rapinoe took a knee in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick's protests against police brutality, one National Women's Soccer League team went to extraordinary lengths to make sure it didn't happen again.
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Hammer thrower Gwen Berry raised a fist and fencer Race Imboden took a knee during medal ceremonies, and both were subsequently put on probation by the USOC for 12 months, which will cover the Olympics this summer.
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Kaepernick has been under fire since he first took a knee during the playing of the national anthem at games in 2016 to protest racial injustice, with critics accusing him of disrespecting veterans and the American flag.
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More recently, US hammer thrower Gwen Berry raised her fist after winning gold at the 2019 Pan American Games in Peru, while American gold medalist fencer Race Imboden took a knee during another Pan Am award ceremony.
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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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Outraged by the announcement, many Nike fans took to social media to protest Nike and Kaepernick, who made headlines in August 2016 when he took a knee during the national anthem to protest racial injustice and police brutality.
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Vice President Mike Pence abruptly departed the Indianapolis Colts game on Sunday, in protest over players who apparently took a knee during the playing of the national anthem, and apparently at the explicit request of President Donald Trump.
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On Thursday, as the preseason games officially kicked off, several players took a knee, raised a fist, or did not take to the field while the National Anthem was played before a dozen preseason games across the country.
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We know what happened when a few black football players of good character took a knee to protest police violence against black Americans: They were pilloried by the president of the United States and received no standing ovations.
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Maxwell -- the only MLB player who took a knee during the national anthem this season -- told TMZ Sports he was recognized by a waiter at an Alabama restaurant after the protest ... and the guy refused to serve him.
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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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Singer Rico Lavelle took a knee after singing the national anthem last month at a Detroit Lions game, while singer Megan Lindsey and her guitar player did so after performing the national anthem at a Seattle Seahawks game.
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In an off-the-cuff speech at a rally in Alabama in September, the President unleashed a highly public crusade against black players who took a knee during the National Anthem to protest institutionalized racism and police brutality.
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Bruce Maxwell -- the only MLB player who took a knee during the national anthem -- has been sentenced for that incident in which he allegedly pulled a gun on a Postmates driver ... and he won't be going to jail.
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But the following Sunday, when Vice President Mike Pence made headlines for exiting a 49ers game after players took a knee, Jerry told ESPN that Cowboys players who did anything "disrespectful to the flag" wouldn't be allowed to play.
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But when officials explained the extra point play was mandatory, both teams returned ... but the Vikings apparently didn't wanna put salt in the wound ... so they took a knee instead of kicking the field goal for the extra point.
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When she took a knee at the start of the September 30 game, a photo of that protest—showing nine kneeling members of the cheer squad in their navy blue and gold uniforms—received national attention, and rankled alumni.
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Trump also revived his base-pleasing culture war furor with the NFL after Vice President Mike Pence left a game in Indianapolis on his orders after several players took a knee during the national anthem to protest racial discrimination.
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Trump put out a fiery statement that pretty much questioned the team's patriotism and accused the players of not wanting to "proudly stand" for the anthem (even though none of the Eagles took a knee during the regular season).
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Step 3: Jones, a $1 million Trump backer who one week earlier took a knee alongside his men before the anthem and then locked arms with them as it was played, sees the tide turning, and issues his proclamation.
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Packers players JK Scott and Ty Summers took a knee and said a prayer for Maddox while he was put on the stretcher ... and the entire Eagles team came on to the field to make sure he was okay.
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Many football players on the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars locked arms and some took a knee while the American national anthem played before their Sunday game, an apparent rebuke of President Trump's attacks on the NFL earlier this weekend.
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"You can bet that the men and women we honor today, and those who died that fateful morning 75 years ago, never took a knee and never failed to stand whenever they heard our national anthem being played," he said.
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Miami Dolphins: Kenny Stills, Arian Foster, Michael Thomas, and Jelani Jenkins took a knee during the anthem before their game against the Seahawks, joining Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall as players who have adopted Kaepernick's protest during the regular season.
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Bruce Maxwell of the Oakland Athletics walked out onto the field Saturday, stood next to his team, faced the American flag and took a knee for the national anthem, becoming the first Major League Baseball player to use the protest gesture.
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The issue about players standing for the national anthem arose during the 2016 preseason, when former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick first sat, then took a knee, during the anthem to protest what he viewed as racial inequality and police brutality.
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That's when Rourke unloaded on POTUS -- and made it clear he's pissed at the way Trump has treated NFL stars like Colin Kaepernick, who took a knee during the national anthem to shine a spotlight on police brutality against minorities.
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Since former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick first took a knee to protest police brutality and the mistreatment of racial minorities in 2016, there's been a national debate about how much of their personal politics players should share on the field.
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Kaepernick smiled when asked how he felt about the scores of NFL players who took a knee on Sunday following the national anthem protest he started last year -- but the smile faded when he was asked about Trump's newest comments.
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Last month, the NFL announced it would require athletes to stand during the National Anthem in response to players who took a knee as protest to what some players see as the systemic oppression of people of color, including by police.
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"You can bet that the men and women that we honor today and those who died that fateful morning 75 years ago never took a knee and never failed to stand when they heard our national anthem being played," Harris said.
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Gold medal-winning fencer Race Imboden took a knee during his awards presentation on Friday to protest over social issues at home in the U.S., urging his fellow athletes on Twitter to "please use your platforms for empowerment and change".
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Bruce Maxwell, a catcher for the Athletics, was dining with Huntsville city Councilman Devyn Keith, when the waiter declined to serve them after seeing Maxwell's ID and recognizing him as "the guy who took a knee," Keith told The Washington Post.
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In the only reported instance of players kneeling, Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson of the Miami Dolphins took a knee during the anthem before their team's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while their teammate Robert Quinn raised his fist.
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Kaepernick, then the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, first took a knee after speaking with a former NFL player who had served as a Green Beret and who told him kneeling was both a sign of respect and protest.
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The controversy that erupted when Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, first took a knee during the national anthem last season to protest a flag he said oppressed people of color has led the league into treacherous political territory.
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Fifty years before Colin Kaepernick took a knee against police brutality, three athletes at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City — two African-Americans, one white Australian -- protested against racial oppression with their iconic Black Power salute during the National Anthem.
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Trump's statement in Alabama on Friday was interpreted by many to be a veiled reference to Colin Kaepernick, the free agent quarterback who took a knee in protest against police brutality while he was still playing for the San Francisco 49ers.
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You would have thought the fan who took a knee to the chest would have been the worse off of the two, but then Cespedes got dinged up again in the eighth inning when he took a Bryan Morris fastball to the shoulder.
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Hertha BSC players took to the field and took a knee together before their match against FC Schalke 04 on Saturday, making a gesture "for tolerance and responsibility" and "a tolerant Berlin and an open-minded world," according to the team's Twitter account.
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Player protest has become a hot button issue for the league after San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sparked controversy and gave rise to a movement when he took a knee during a game in 2016 to protest racial injustice and police brutality.
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The former San Francisco 49ers star had been name-dropped in hip-hop lyrics before he took a knee last year during the National Anthem, but some of the most memorable mentions came over the past year as artists rallied behind his message.
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Though few NFL players took a knee during the first week of the regular season, the debate has dominated the news cycle due to Nike's decision to make former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick the face their 30th anniversary "Just Do It" ad campaign.
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On Sunday, watching my first Buffalo Bills game in the two weeks since the protests proliferated, I was proud of Vice President Mike Pence choosing to walk out of the Indianapolis Colts game after some of the San Francisco 49ers took a knee.
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"Several members of the band refused to play the National Anthem and others 'took a knee' during the performance, with the result that roughly a dozen band members disgraced themselves on the football field this past weekend," chairman/CEO Jeff Andrulonis wrote.
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Mr. Kaepernick, who led the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl in 2012, has remained unsigned since the end of the 2016 season, when he took a knee during the national anthem to raise awareness of racism, social injustice and police brutality.
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Mr. Kaepernick, who led the San Francisco 49ers to the Superbowl in 2012, has remained unsigned since the end of the 2016 season, when he took a knee during the national anthem to raise awareness of racism, social injustice and police brutality.
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Trump's comments, which first came at a rally in Alabama, forced NFL owners and coaches to take sides, and that weekend swaths of players collectively took a knee during the National Anthem and locked arms on the field in a show of defiance.
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Civil rights activists are particularly frustrated Sessions did not weigh in on a brief but contentious back-and-forth recently at Georgia's Kennesaw State University, where five cheerleaders took a knee on the football field during the national anthem in September to protest racial injustice.
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While over 200 players "took a knee" at the next opportunity, just as Mr Trump must have hoped they would, their teammates, white and black, and also many team owners, stood over them protectively, with a supportive hand on their shoulders, or with linked arms.
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It was a turbulent weekend of feuding between the president of the United States and hundreds of NFL players, who took a knee during the pre-game national anthem in protest against police brutality and in defiance to Trump's prolonged rants against the gesture.
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Trump, angry that some Eagles players planned to skip their Super Bowl victory lap, is planning an event instead featuring the National Anthem in a jab at players who last season took a knee to protest racism when it was played before their games.
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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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It's official: Pop icon Rihanna confirmed she turned down the NFL's request to perform at the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show, to demonstrate support for Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who took a knee during the national anthem to protest racial injustice.
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At Trump's urging and with taxpayer money, he and his wife, Karen, flew to a football game in Indianapolis just so he could make a big public gesture of leaving in protest when, predictably, some of the players took a knee during the national anthem.
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But right behind the protests, tied for second at 24 percent (with "too many delays in the game"), were the NFL's ongoing issues with players being accused of domestic abuse, which had been the big scandal enveloping the league before Colin Kaepernick first took a knee.
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"You can bet that the men and women we honor today — and those who died that fateful morning 28503 years ago — never took a knee and never failed to stand whenever they heard our national anthem being played," he said at Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii.
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If Sessions was so committed to free speech on campus, why didn't he insist that those faculty who took a knee to protest his appearance or students shouting questions from outside the building be allowed to participate in a question-and-answer session after his speech?
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While many performers have refused to play the gig in response to the NFL's treatment of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick — who famously took a knee during the 2016 national anthem — Shakira believes the Latin-themed show will highlight another cause that's close to her heart.
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In their outmatched game against the Iowa Hawkeyes, they took a knee at the one-yard-line by mistake, one of their players ran into a ref on a route, and then they took a timeout right before the half, only to take a knee on 4th and two.
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And then there was a play, we were playing the Jets, I took a knee on the goal line and thanked all my fantasy owners and then got a radio gig with the Sirius XM. Which for 10 years or eight years I had that, which went really well.
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While 18 New England Patriots players took a knee during their game last week, all of the players united on Sunday during their game against the Carolina Panthers by placing one hand over their heart and another around the teammate standing next to them, according to The Boston Globe.
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A small crowd gathered when Mr. Atmakuri, a gold wedding band in hand, went to one knee to pop the question, but the crowd grew considerably larger, and noisier, when Ms. Kothari, also holding a gold wedding band, took a knee of her own and returned the favor.
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Trump's tweeted lecture on the nature of patriotism was similar to his comments about NFL players who took a knee during the national anthem to protest police-involved killings of black males, a societal issue that the President leveraged into a base play and turned into a huge political controversy.
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So when about a dozen members of the East Carolina University marching band refused to play the national anthem or 'took a knee' during the performance of the anthem at this past weekend's football game at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina, I saw it as a shameful action.
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Amid bipartisan outrage over Trump's response to the violence that transpired at the rally, about a dozen members of the Cleveland Browns, including Seth DeValve -- the first white player to join the protest -- took a knee and prayed before a preseason game against the New York Giants on August 21.
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When Colin Kaepernick first took a knee during the national anthem of a preseason NFL game just over a year ago, he did so at the end of a hostile summer that claimed the lives of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, two unarmed black men who were gunned down by law enforcement.
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The anthem protests, which spread to other teams and players in the NFL, sparked a divisive and politically fraught movement that has repeatedly drawn the ire of President Donald Trump, who lashed out again on Sunday at several players who took a knee during one of the first games of the season.
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Other high profile performers included Pharrell (who took a knee in a show of solidarity with former San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick and other NFL players), Arianna Grande and Justin Timberlake, who opened his set with the classic civil rights anthem, "A Change Is Gonna Come" by the legendary soul-singer Sam Cooke.
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" When the 33-year-old midfielder first took a knee before a national team game, U.S. Soccer released a statement that said, "as part of the privilege to represent your country, we have an expectation that our players and coaches will stand and honor our flag while the national anthem is played.
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Players and coaches are set to hit the field Sunday a week after hundreds of NFL players and team executives took a knee or linked arms as the national anthem played at games across the country in response to Trump's remarks that players who don't stand during the anthem should be fired.
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Kansas City cornerback Marcus Peters raised a black-gloved fist, four Miami Dolphins — Arian Foster, Michael Thomas, Jenkins and Kenny Stills — kneeled with hands on their hearts, Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall took a knee and New England&aposs Martellus Bennett and Devin McCourty both held up their right arms during the national anthem on Sept.
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So, on Thursday night, in his team's final exhibition game before the start of the N.F.L. season, Kaepernick, along with his teammate Eric Reid, took a knee instead of a seat during "The Star-Spangled Banner," all with the blessing of Kaepernick's invited guest, Nate Boyer, a former member of the Army's Green Berets.
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Los Angeles Rams safety Eric Weddle left with 5:23 remaining in the second quarter with a head injury in Sunday's game with the Carolina Panthers at Charlotte, N.C. Weddle, in his first season with Los Angeles, took a knee to a head as leaping Carolina running back Christian McCaffrey tried to make a play.
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When Kaepernick took a knee during the National Anthem in September 2016 to protest racism, he quickly became one of the most controversial figures in sports, like several others before him, and sparked a wave of protests on the field that spread from professional football to college and high school and even to other sports.
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Dallas Cowboys 28, Arizona Cardinals 17 A day after most of the N.F.L. engaged in at least some form of demonstration during the national anthem, the Dallas Cowboys, along with the team's owner, Jerry Jones, linked arms on the University of Phoenix Stadium field Monday night and collectively took a knee before the anthem was played.
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The ex-San Francisco 85033ers quarterback-turned-social-justice-warrior Kaepernick has become a lightning rod for controversy after his quiet protest in which he took a knee during each pregame national anthem to bring attention to the issue of police brutality and the disproportionate and seemingly unchecked victimization of African-Americans at the hands of police.
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Last season, Kaepernick, then a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, took a stand against police abuse and racial violence when he took a knee and sat down during the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner," a song that, in part, celebrates the murder of runaway slaves who fought with the British in 1812, according to writer and academic Jason Johnson.
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Other entertainers, athletes respond Oakland A's catcher Bruce Maxwell also took a knee during the national anthem Saturday, the first Major League Baseball player to do so, according to the San Francisco Chronicle Several sports stars have released statements criticizing Trump, including LeBron James, who called Trump a "bum" for his tweet uninviting Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry from visiting the White House.
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One great example: In the wake of Crutcher's death, many social media users this week have drawn disgusted and astute contrasts between the intense outrage expressed by their white peers when 49ers player Colin Kaepernick and other athletes took a knee during the national anthem to protest police violence, versus the notable absence of distress over the actual loss of life.
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Mark PocanMark William PocanTrump crosses new line with Omar, Tlaib, Israel move Liberal Democrat eyes aid cuts to Israel after Omar, Tlaib denied entry Democrats give cold shoulder to Warren wealth tax MORE (D-Wis.) took a knee behind his podium at the end of a floor speech denouncing President Trump's attacks on athletes who have been kneeling during the national anthem to draw attention to law enforcement's treatment of African-Americans.
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The creator of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" along with several of its cast members took a knee on Tuesday to protest 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 criticisms of NFL players who choose to kneel during the national anthem.
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