6 days agoColin Kaepernick pens note to LeBron James: 'Thank you for staying true'Colin Kaepernick sent a note of appreciation to LeBron James amid the NBA players’ strike over the police shooting of Jacob Blake last weekend.
August 13Voting focus could be legacy for latest wave of NBA activismNBA players are building on the framework of Colin Kaepernick’s protests during the national anthem that helped raise awareness about police brutality, efforts that have permeated the league since it restarted its season in Florida last month amid the coronavirus pandemic.
August 8Ben Shapiro: National anthem protests go mainstream — how counterculture has become cultureThere can be no future for a country in which standing for the national anthem is considered gauche, while kneeling is considered heroic.
August 6LeBron James says NBA won't be 'sad' about losing Trump as a viewerLos Angeles Lakers star LeBron James on Wednesday said he doesn't think the NBA will miss President Trump as a viewer after the president recently declared his lack of interest in the league because of players kneeling for the national anthem.
August 5Broncos' Von Miller laments failing to stand taller with Colin Kaepernick in racial injustice protestsDenver Broncos linebacker Von Miller said Tuesday he feels like he could have done more to support Colin Kaepernick and his protest against police brutality and social injustice.
August 4Navy SEALs cut ties with museum over Colin Kaepernick videoAfter a video surfaced online of the Navy SEAL Museum using a Colin Kaepernick jersey as a prop during a K-9 demonstration at a fundraiser last year, the commander of the Navy SEALs came out and said that it will suspend its support of the museum.
August 3Pro athletes who stood for national anthem amid fever pitch to support social justice initiativesSports are back and professional athletes have turned to social justice activism during the national anthem to raise awareness on racial injustice and police brutality in the U.S.
August 2Navy SEAL Museum used Colin Kaepernick jersey as prop in K-9 demonstration last year, video showsThe Navy SEAL Museum, just outside Fort Pierce, Fla., used a Colin Kaepernick jersey as a prop in a K-9 demonstration at a fundraiser last year, video shows.
July 31LeBron James on kneeling protest during national anthem: 'I hope we made Kap proud'LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers teammates along with Los Angeles Clippers, Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans players knelt during the national anthem to protest racial injustice and police brutality.
July 27Colin Kaepernick, Dr. Fauci to receive Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope AwardFormer NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and Dr. Anthony Fauci have been recognized by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Organization to receive its most honorable award.