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New Jersey diocese to suspend student protesters

Report that the Diocese of Camden, which controls several private Catholic high schools in south New Jersey, issued a letter dated September 2, 2016 which directs that failure by any sports team playe…

College students join national anthem protests

Keyanna Morrow, Jade Berry, and Roytihala Brown, students and volleyball team members at West Virginia University’s Institute of Technology, become the first reported college students* to participate …

Kaepernick’s jersey becomes NFL bestseller

Kaepernick’s jersey becomes the number one seller in the NFL following his national anthem protest.  Kaepernick announces that he will donate the proceeds of his jersey sales "back into the communitie…

Professional soccer athlete joins protest

Megan Rapinoe, member of the Seattle Reign, National Women’s Soccer League, and the United States Women's National Team, becomes the first professional soccer player* to participate in the national an…