Kaepernick on George Floyd's death: 'When civility leads to death, revolting is the only logical reaction' | TheHill

Former NFL star and activist Colin Kaepernick spoke out on social media regarding the recent death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died earlier this week shortly after being placed in police custody in Minneapolis.
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/499986-kaepernick-on-george-floyds-death-when-civility-leads-to-death

Kaepernick releases powerful video on police killings to mark anthem protest anniversary

Kaepernick asks: ‘How can you stand for the national anthem of a nation … that is so unjust to many of the people living in it?’....
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/aug/15/colin-kaepernick-take-a-knee-police-killing-video-protest-anniversary

Beto O'Rourke Grabbed a Political Third Rail—And Electrified His Campaign - The Atlantic

By answering a question most Democratic politicians have refused to touch, the Texas Democrat has tapped into a powerful movement. ....
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/beto-orourke-grabbed-a-political-third-railand-electrified-his-campaign/574057/

Nike's Colin Kaepernick ad spurs spike in sold out items - Raw Story

Nike Inc has sold out 61 percent more merchandise since the controversial ad campaign featuring former NFL player Colin Kaepernick appeared earlier this month, according to data on the company's online sales from Thomson Reuters Proprietary Research. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/nikes-colin-kaepernick-ad-spurs-spike-sold-items/

An entire German soccer team took a knee before a game, echoing the NFL anthem protests -- Business Insider

A Berlin-based soccer team knelt before a game on Saturday. Both players and officials of Hertha Berlin got down on one knee prior to the game "For a tolerant Berlin and an open-minded world, now and forevermore!" according to a tweet by the team. ...
http://www.businessinsider.com/german-soccer-team-hertha-berlin-kneels-during-national-anthem-nfl-protest-2017-10

There’s a Strategy Behind Trump’s NFL Fight. Don’t Fall for It. -- FORTUNE

Last week, President Donald Trump singled out NFL players who protested racial injustices during the National Anthem, and news coverage instantly shifted the focus to Trump's attack. Leaving the merits of the debate aside, the decision to focus on "race-identity politics" represents one of Trump's more conniving political moves, and it takes a page right out of former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon's political playbook. ...
http://fortune.com/2017/09/29/donald-trump-nfl-protest-steve-bannon-strategy/

Conservatives keep watering down MLK's message for their own agendas -- ThinkProgress.org

Conservatives -- especially white conservatives -- like to argue that there's a right way and a wrong way to protest. The right way, they argue, is any quiet, silent demonstration in which activists mostly do nothing and disturb no one. The wrong way is everything else. ...
https://thinkprogress.org/conservatives-water-down-mlk-message-5bc06907f6ce/

The NFL Takes a Knee in Protest of Trump: The Daily Show - YouTube

At a campaign event for an Alabama senate candidate, President Trump called for the NFL to fire players who take a knee during the national anthem.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2kqHuOniv0&t=300s

Trump Triples Down on White Racial Grievance Mongering -- Mother Jones

I don't know. I just don't know. Trump speaks, and all the rest of are forced to talk about whatever he wants us to talk about.

This weekend's big news (so far) is that President Trump blasted Colin Kaepernick at a rally in Alabama and disinvited the Golden State Warriors from a White House visit...
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/09/trump-triples-down-on-white-racial-grievance-mongering/

Trump's NFL Comments Have Everything To Do With Race - YouTube

This weekend President Trump demanded respect for the US flag, and sent some questionable surrogates out to defend his comments.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xItHZZ3bvhY

When Is the Right Time for Black People to Protest?: The Daily Show - YouTube

Trevor unpacks the backlash that NFL players, Stevie Wonder and ESPN commentator Jemele Hill received after speaking out against racism.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-Gx23vH0CE

In their own words: NFL players on the real meaning of the protests -- ThinkProgress.org

Two days after Donald Trump called Colin Kaepernick a "son of a bitch" and advocated for owners to fire any player who protests during the national anthem, hundreds of players across the league and elsewhere in the sports world carried on Kaepernick's legacy and found ways during the pre-game national anthem to protest police brutality...
https://thinkprogress.org/protests-own-words-c9c9825b3b24/

Paid Patriotism: Six Ways The NFL Is Directly Connected To The Government -- ESSENCE

There's a reason why football is called America's pastime. Americans —if they watch the sport or not— are unconsciously paying for it. Controversy brought on by NFL star Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the National Anthem last season, and subsequently looking for employment this season, has put the organization founded in 1920 under a microscope. Heightening the issue, in a recent speech President Trump called those that are kneeling "son of bitches." ....
http://www.essence.com/news/nfl-ties-to-government

This Is A Must Read -- TPM

I strongly recommend reading this whole oped by Eric Reid, Colin Kaepernick's 49ers teammate who joined him kneeling during the national anthem. But I wanted to quote these two paragraphs …
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/this-is-a-must-read-2

NYPD officers take a knee in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick -- ThinkProgress.org

Over the weekend, approximately 80 current and former NYPD officers held a rally with activists in support of Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who started a wave of national anthem protests last fall when he took a knee during the anthem to protest police brutality and systematic racism. Kaepernick, who led his team to the Super Bowl in 2012, has not yet been signed by an NFL team. ....
https://thinkprogress.org/nypd-colin-kaepernick-305fc58db03c/

NFL player stops national anthem protest after Denver police rewrite use-of-force policy

On Sunday night, Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall changed his pre-game routine: For the first time this season, he remained standing for the national anthem.

Marshall was one of the first NFL players to join San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in taking a knee during the anthem to protest racism, police brutality, and social injustice. He announced on Instagram Sunday night that he would be standing during the anthem from now on, thanks primarily to the news that the Denver Police Department is rewriting its use-of-force policy....
https://thinkprogress.org/nfl-player-stops-national-anthem-protest-after-denver-police-rewrite-use-of-force-policy-591f80ae114f#.ymqxim340

AlterNet Comics: Brian McFadden on Kaepernick's New Political Referees

America sure seems to have a lot of authorities on effective activism.
http://www.alternet.org/comics/alternet-comics-brian-mcfadden-colin-kaepernicks-political-referees