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The New York Liberty and Seattle Storm made a statement before tipping off the WNBA season on Saturday. Both teams left the court during the national anthem as a sign of peaceful protest and held a 26-second moment of silence for Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old black woman who was killed at her home by Louisville …

Four years ago, Mookie Betts said he would never kneel during the national anthem because of his father, Willie, an Air Force veteran who served in Vietnam. The 27-year-old’s stance has changed. Right before his first official game with the Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday night, Betts took a knee during the anthem. Nearly every player …

A national survey conducted by the Remington Research Group reveals that 64% of Americans are ready to boycott the NFL over their disgraceful national anthem protests.  The public poll highlights two things: Firstly, Americans largely agree with Donald Trump. Secondly, if NFL players don’t drop their disrespectful narcissistic behaviour, NFL will soon cease to be popular …

President Donald Trump on Tuesday responded to renewed player protests at sporting events during the national anthem. “Looking forward to live sports, but any time I witness a player kneeling during the National Anthem, a sign of great disrespect for our Country and our Flag, the game is over for me!” Trump wrote on Twitter. …

The NFL reportedly plans to play a song titled, Lift Ev’ry Voice And Sing, also known as the Black National Anthem, prior to every season opening game this year. The song, according to a source to ESPN, will be played prior to the Star-Spangled-Banner. According to ESPN: Early last month, commissioner Roger Goodell in a video …

In an era in which some people are suggesting replacing “The Star Spangled Banner” because of its author’s history, a writer who is described as an leftist “activist and journalist” by Yahoo News has his own choice as to which song should succeed America’s national anthem; John Lennon’s ode to vacuity, “Imagine.” Kevin Powell, who …

Colin Kaepernick has turned his civil rights work into a media gig. The former NFL quarterback known for kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequity, has joined blog site Medium to report and write on race. Kaepernick, 32, will also join the board of the blogging Web site, established by …