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Solidarity With Kaepernick Ripples Through the NFL on September 11
September 12, 2016
Players around the NFL staged a “quiet insurrection” in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick’s protest against police violence. 
Colin Kaepernick Is Winning
September 9, 2016
Those who said last week that they disagreed with Colin Kaepernick’s methods but agreed with his goals owe him an apology. 
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf: The NBA Player Who Was Colin Kaepernick Twenty Years Before Colin Kaepernick
September 8, 2016
He has no regrets. 
This Is What Solidarity Looks Like: Why Soccer-Star Megan Rapinoe Stands With Colin Kaepernick
September 6, 2016
The US Women’s National Team star said, “It’s important to have white people stand in support of people of color.” 
Colin Kaepernick’s Protest Has Nothing to Do With the Military
September 2, 2016
The military doesn’t “give” us the right to protest. The Constitution does. 
An NFL Executive Compares Kaepernick to a Man Who Murdered a Pregnant Woman
August 31, 2016
He said "he hasn't seen this much collective dislike among front office members regarding a player since Rae Carruth." 
America Needs to Listen to What Colin Kaepernick Is Actually Trying to Say
August 30, 2016
Too many people are talking about patriotism and etiquette instead of reckoning with the substance of his critique. 
Thoughts on Colin Kaepernick From an Athlete Who Walked That Path
August 29, 2016
In 2003, Division III basketball player Toni Smith took a stand against unthinking patriotism. Her thoughts today about Colin Kaepernick deserve to be heard. 
What the NFL Players’ Union Chief Has to Say About Colin Kaepernick’s Protest
August 27, 2016
DeMaurice Smith, head of the NFL Players Association, says that expecting athletes to “shut up and play” isn’t respecting them as fully human. 
This Rio Olympic Medalist Risked His Life to Show Solidarity
August 25, 2016
With one gesture, Ethiopian runner Feyisa Lilesa seized the Olympics spotlight and educated the world. 
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