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The NFL and the Black National Anthem
In a cowardly effort to lick the jackboots of Black Lives Matter, the NFL is reportedly going to have every NFL game during Week 1 open with the song “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” long known as the “black national anthem,” followed by the American national anthem, the “Star-Spangled Banner.” According to the Associated Press, the NFL is also “considering putting names of victims of police brutality on helmet decals or jersey patches.”
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The Battle Between the NFL and America
One can’t help but contemplate the amazing momentum surrounding the national anthem protests in the National Football League. What started as a lone individual—former San Francisco 49ers back-up quarterback Colin Kaepernick—taking a knee during the anthem has become a flashpoint of conflict that has spread to the National Basketball Association, the Women’s National Basketball Association, and Major League Baseball.
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Tagged Baltimore Ravens, Colin Kaepernick, Fidel Castro, Franco Harris, Jacksonville Jaguars, Malcolm X, Mean Joe Green, national anthem, National Football League, Nessa Diab, O.J. Simpson, Roger Goodell
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