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During 2016, several professional athletes protested police brutality during the United States (U.S.) national anthem. The protests began in the National Football League (NFL) after San Francisco 49ers quarterback (QB) Colin Kaepernick sat during the anthem, as opposed to the tradition of standing, before his team's third preseason game of 2016.
Beginning in August 2016, some American athletes, most of whom are African Americans, have protested against systemic racism in the United States by kneeling on one knee while the U.S. national anthem is played. [4][5][6][7] Beginning in 2017, many players also protested against President Donald Trump 's criticisms of those involved in the ...
Sandra Day O'Connor (March 26, 1930 – December 1, 2023) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, O'Connor was the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. [5][6] A moderate conservative ...
Claudette Colvin (born Claudette Austin; September 5, 1939) [ 1 ][ 2 ] is an American pioneer of the 1950s civil rights movement and retired nurse aide. On March 2, 1955, she was arrested at the age of 15 in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus. It occurred nine months before the ...
v. t. e. Joan Ruth Bader Ginsburg (/ ˈbeɪdər ˈɡɪnzbɜːrɡ / BAY-dər GHINZ-burg; née Bader; March 15, 1933 – September 18, 2020) [2] was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020. [3] She was nominated by President Bill Clinton to ...
Some loved it; some didn't." [2] Some Davidson residents felt it was an "insulting depiction" of Jesus that "demeaned" the neighbourhood. [2] Another neighbour wrote a letter, saying it "[creeped] him out". [2] However, according to Buck, residents are often seen sitting on the bench alongside the statue, resting their hands on Jesus and ...
9. Weighted Glute Bridge (2 to 4 sets, 30 to 60-second holds) Lie flat on your back on a workout mat, planting your feet on the floor. Hold a weight plate by your hips. "Squeeze your glutes to ...
The Stand in the Schoolhouse Door took place at Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama on June 11, 1963. In a symbolic attempt to keep his inaugural promise of "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" and stop the desegregation of schools, George Wallace, the Governor of Alabama, stood at the door of the auditorium as if to block the way of the two African American ...