Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Jackie Robinson can’t be properly reflected upon as individuals without including the humanitarian work they’ve done to try to correct the injustices within our world.
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“I have great respect for the religion, know a lot of people that are Muslim and are phenomenal people”, he added.
“Once again, this isn’t a protest against men and women of the military, ” Kaepernick said Wednesday, noting he has talked about his protest with former Green BeretNate Boyer and Sgt. Johnny “Joey” Jones, a retired military bomb technician who lost both of his legs while serving in Afghanistan.
So, it can’t be a surprise that Sullivan said “I strongly disagree” with the method of protest chosen by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. “Hopefully it will drive the conversation to the bettering the equal rights and treatment of African Americans and people of color”. But I think this comes about with people’s fears over this protest as well as the Islamophobia in this country. “The conversation is started and should continue”. “What we’re endeavoring to do is to remind people that all the things people are protesting in the streets are directly impacted by state and municipal elections”.
“I think there are a lot of players that feel the same way, ” Kaepernick said Wednesday.
It’s going to be very interesting to see how far this movement spreads.
Kaepernick is still the 49ers back-up quarterback so it seems clear the surge in jersey sales has less to do with his play on the field and more to do with his refusal to stand for the national anthem.
Following the match, Rapinoe said she was saddened by the Spirit’s move.
Kaepernick’s team will also reportedly be making a donation of the same size in the near future. Will we see National Basketball Association players join in the protest, or offer a different type of protest?
A critical step will be using Kaepernick’s protest as a way to encourage people to vote, according to Brooks.
Much discussion has been generated as a result of Kaepernick’s actions.
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York followed that up by pointing out that the $1 million will go to different groups than the one that Kaepernick pledged to donate $1 million of his own money to. However, in the two weeks since, more and more athletes (and others) are showing support.
