THE SANTA CLARA Colin Kaepernick’s protest has ignited a conversation that is featured on nearly every news network, media platform and around every dinner table in the United States, and it’s about damn time. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback has chosen to kneel during the national anthem before every game because he does not wish to “show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.” A steady stream of players from all across the NFL have joined the protest by taking a knee, raising a fist, locking arms with other teammates or declining to answer questions during press conferences, as Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman chose to do on Sept.
September 29, 2016
Take a Knee
