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Tag: Support of Seahawks’ Bennett

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Black Republican Senator Tim Scott Suggests Trump Be More Careful on Racial Matters

by Associated PressSeptember 14, 2017January 25, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s lone Black Republican urged President Donald Trump on Wednesday to avoid inflammatory racial rhetoric such as his statement blaming “many sides” for the violence at […]

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Kaepernick, Others Speak Out in Support of Seahawks’ Bennett

by Associated PressSeptember 13, 2017January 25, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Athletes and activists including former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick showed their support Wednesday for Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett, who says he was […]

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NFL Rejects Police Union Request, Won’t Investigate Michael Bennett

by Special ReportSeptember 8, 2017January 25, 2022

The NFL said Thursday that it has no plans to investigate Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett‘s behavior during an incident in which he was detained and handcuffed by police in Las Vegas […]

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Kaepernick Needs to Speak For Himself, Too Many Other People Talking for Him

by Perry GreenAugust 10, 2017January 25, 2022

It’s time we hear Colin Kaepernick speak up for himself.  What does Kaepernick want? Does he even still want to play football? And if he does, does he have terms […]

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The NFL Has Effectively Blackballed Colin Kaepernick

by Special ReportMarch 26, 2017January 25, 2022

A week before Christmas 1996, Craig Hodges, who twice during his 10 NBA seasons was the league’s best three-point shooter, filed a federal lawsuit against the NBA. He charged that […]

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Colin Kaepernick Sits Down to Stand Up

by Special to the AFROSeptember 1, 2016January 25, 2022

Diehard American nationalists have mostly frowned upon political activism among Black athletes. Colin Kaepernick, quarterback for the pro football team, the San Francisco 49ers, is the latest Black athlete to […]

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