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National Anthem Protests Continue to Target Racial Injustice

HeadlineOct 24, 2016

Protests against racial oppression and police brutality continued during the playing of the national anthem at sports events around the country over the weekend. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick appeared at a post-game press conference Sunday wearing a Black Panthers Party T-shirt, building on the movement he sparked. At an NBA preseason game in Miami on Friday, social worker Denasia Lawrence took a knee and unbuttoned her jacket to reveal a “Black Lives Matter” T-shirt as she performed the Star-Spangled Banner. In a statement on Facebook, Lawrence wrote, “Right now, we’re seeing a war on Black & Brown bodies—we’re being unjustly killed and overly criminalized.”

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