In a really well done mini-documentary, Kenny Stills explains why he decided to kneel during the national anthem. He discusses the impact of the shootings of unarmed Black men, and how it made him fe…
Once again a sparse week of protests during the anthem, at least as reported, with a total of 5 players. Regular protests by Marquise Goodwin, Michael Bennett were not noted. An physical confronta…
Some not very good news on the grievance front for Eric Reid as the arbitrator, Shyam Das, denied his claim against the Cincinnati Bengals who’d questioned Reid about his kneeling intentions during a…
Over the past few days, the news has been awash with excellent articles detailing October 16, 2018's noteworthy place in sports, political, and protest lore--the 50th anniversary of Tommie Smith and J…
While they may not have the national spotlight, young people have been leading the way on protesting during the national anthem for quite some time. From 2016 when Colin Kaepernick first decided to r…
This week saw a further decrease in reports of NFL players who protested during the national anthem from 8 to just 5. Out of nearly 1,700 players. Whether this is a reflection of an actual decrease i…
Yet another business reveals its aversion to justice and capacity for performative outrage by instituting a boycott of the National Football League—this time via 20 ounce Pepsi bottles which contain t…
Notably this week, the newest Carolina Panther Eric Reid resumed his protest during the national anthem. Other players who generally protest such as Russell Okung and Marquise Goodwin were injured and…
He could have taken the easy way out. He could simply have announced that he’d accomplished his mission by bringing attention to racial injustice and police brutality. But Eric Reid demonstrated that …
Go to the Protest Heroes/Professional Sports/2018 link every Tuesday to keep up with all of the NFL protests during the anthem. Notably this week, there was again a reduction from the initial two w…