York said the 49ers’ donations would be separate from the $1 million pledged by quarterback Colin Kaepernick to human rights groups.
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John Tortorella, Team USA’s coach for the World Cup of Hockey, reiterated on Wednesday that any player that doesn’t stand for the anthem will sit for the game. He promised to donate the proceeds he receives from jersey sales to “the communities”.
“We’re in a great country because we can express ourselves”, Tortorella told reporters.
Donald TrumpDonald TrumpTown hall showed neither Clinton nor Trump should be commander in chief House GOP hoping a “disciplined” Trump can win Clinton campaign warns media to tread carefully MORE said last week, for example, that he should leave America. Marshall, who took his friend and Showtime colleague Boomer Esiason to task on Tuesday for lambasting Kaepernick publicly, described protests such as Kaepernick’s as part of a larger “civil rights movement”.
Per their website the Silicon Valley Community Foundation works to provide “leadership, expertise and capital to help address social issues in our region” by commissioning research, conducting public discussions, advocating on issues and creating initiatives with partner organizations.
“Like it or not, this is a civil rights movement”. Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin said Wednesday that he is considering joining the protest as well but wants “to get all my ducks in a row before I do so”.
“My understanding, at least, is he’s exercising his constitutional right to make a statement”, Obama said during a news conference in Hangzhou, China after the G-20 conference.
The Chronicle also published a sympathetic interview with Kaepernick, in which he claimed “a lot of players” agreed with him on the issues. Jeremy Lane, a defensive back with the Seattle Seahawks, sat during the anthem before the Seahawks’ game against the Oakland Raiders.
“I stand because the mixed bag of good and evil is MY home”.
“I love that there’s freedom of speech and he can stand for what he believes in”. “So that was very heartening for me to hear that”. “I think that was great that he came out and supported the message that we do need to make changes in these areas”.
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“I don’t doubt his sincerity”, Mr. Obama said of Kaepernick.
