Colin KaepernickOctober 8Colin Kaepernick calls for abolishing the police: 'A future without the terror of policing and prisons'Colin Kaepernick wrote in an essay Tuesday he revisited his own statements in 2016 when he explained why he knelt for the national anthem and what change he wanted to see in regards to policing.
OlympicsOctober 8Coe supports athletes' right to take knee on Olympic podiumDressed in a blue suit and speaking in a light drizzle, Sebastian Coe stood at the edge of the track at Tokyo’s new National Stadium on Thursday and repeated his support for the right of athletes to advocate for social or racial justice at next year's postponed Olympics.
Ruth Bader GinsburgSeptember 20Ruth Bader Ginsburg once thought Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest was 'really dumb,' compared it to flag burningWhile promoting one of her books back in 2016, the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reportedly chastised former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest, calling it "dumb and disrespectful" before comparing it to burning the American flag.
NFLSeptember 18Emmitt Smith says he would 'do something' in name of social justice if he was still playingEmmitt Smith would kneel during the national anthem if he was playing in the NFL today.
Colin KaepernickSeptember 17Nike's all-black Colin Kaepernick jersey sells out in less than a minuteColin Kaepernick’s popularity among some portion of NFL fans appears to have stayed strong, even with the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback not playing in a game since the 2016 season.
NFLSeptember 17Lions' Matthew Stafford says kneeling during the national anthem was 'the right thing for me'Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was among the players who knelt during the national anthem on Sunday before taking on the Chicago Bears in the first game of the 2020 NFL season.
NFLSeptember 16Ex-Cowboy Dez Bryant blasts Mike Ditka for national anthem comments: 'entitled at its finest'Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant blasted legendary NFL coach Mike Ditka on social media Tuesday after he said that players who protested the national anthem should “go to another country” and play.
NFLSeptember 14Steelers players stand for national anthem, hold banner before game vs. GiantsPittsburgh Steelers players stood for the national anthem ahead of their game against the New York Giants on Monday night and had a message for the fans watching at home.
NFLSeptember 14Eric Reid describes NFL's social justice push as 'PR for the current business climate'Eric Reid piled onto the criticism of the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday, a day after his former teammate Colin Kaepernick blasted the league for its recent social justice push.
NFLSeptember 14Dontari Poe becomes first Cowboys player to kneel during national anthemDontari Poe was the lone Dallas Cowboys player to kneel during the national anthem before his game against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night to open up the 2020 season.
