[Dontari Poe]
Harry Edwards: “Anytime issues of Black people are at stake, athletes are of no consequence. When (athletes) become a spotlight for something other than what (fans) are comfortable with – entertainment, fantasy teams – they boo it.”
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NFL
NFL stage is ideal place to make social justice statement
NFL: Poll Shows Majority of NFL Fans Now Support Kneeling
[NFL\Kneeling]
PC: “A recent poll shows that the majority of people asked supported the kneeling…The poll showed that the fans most likely to support BLM also cheer for the Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks.”
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Colin Kaepernick Blasts NFL for “Blackballing Eric Reid”
[Colin Kaepernick\Eric Reid]
Kaepernick: “While the NFL runs propaganda about how they care about Black Life, they are still actively blackballing Eric Reid for fighting for the Black community.”
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BLM Display of Solidarity expected in NFL Season Opener
[NFL Season Opener 2020]
Sky Sports: “NFL players are expected to show their support to the BLM cause as the season starts this weekend, but…it is not yet known the specifics of what their protest will look like.”
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Jason Wright becomes First Black President of NFL Team
[Jason Wright\NFL]
Wright: “[I] played a decent amount of time in the league and then became a businessman and cut my teeth in some of the best business schools…The fact that I happen to be Black and the most qualified person for this is a boost.”
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Stephen Weatherly: “All Black lives matter” not just famous ones
[Stephen Weatherly]
Stephen Weatherly: “Yeah, I am going to wear a decal. The one I (will) wear is a variation of ‘Black Lives Matter’ and (I’ll) just put ‘All Black Lives Matter.’”
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NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace Pushes Back on Trump’s Race Baiting
[Bubba Wallace\NASCAR]
Wallace: “Always deal with the hate being thrown at you with LOVE! Love over hate every day. Love should come naturally as people are TAUGHT to hate. Even when its HATE from the POTUS.”
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Colin Kaepernick’s Teenage Years To Be Depicted in Netflix Series
[Colin Kaepernick\Netflix]
Netflix on Monday announced that renowned filmmaker Ava DuVernay and Kaepernick have created a limited series, titled “Colin in Black & White.”
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NFL Star Patrick Mahomes Joins Lebron James’ Voting Organization
[LeBron James\Patrick Mahomes]
NBA star LeBron James and reigning Super Bowl champion quarterback Patrick Mahomes have partnered together as part of James’ More Than A Vote organization.
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