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Almost four years after he began protesting racial injustice and police brutality in America by sitting and then kneeling during the national anthem at NFL games, Colin Kaepernick remains out of...
Retired Army Green Beret Nate Boyer is the man who first convinced Colin Kaepernick to kneel during the national anthem. He speaks with NPR's Michel Martin.
Former special forces soldier Nate Boyer - who inspired Colin Kaepernick to start taking a knee - tells Sky Sports News the inside story of meeting the quarterback, what the gesture means,...
It is a simple gesture, swaddled in outrage and long-endured grief, that gained powerful currency through the protest against police brutality and racial injustice led by quarterback Colin...
Taking the knee (or taking a knee) is a symbolic gesture against racism whereby an individual kneels upon one knee in place of standing to attention for an anthem or other such occasion. It was originated by American football player Colin Kaepernick on September 1, 2016, in protest against the lack of attention given to the issues of racial ...
Colin Kaepernick protested police brutality before San Francisco 49ers games during the 2016 season. (Loren Elliott/Reuters) Two knees. One protesting in the grass, one pressing on the back of a...
When Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to take a stand against police brutality, racial injustice and social inequality, he was vilified by people who considered it an offense against the country, the flag and the military.