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‘Kaepernick & America’ shows unlikely path to a knee etched in history

OPINION: The former NFL quarterback won't be remembered for his playing career. He’ll be remembered as a soldier for social justice, an athlete whose inspiring and iconic gesture will last forever.

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BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES After a week of speculation, Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU is moving to the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). On Thursday, the university announced that its Board of Trustees voted unanimously to accept an invitation to join the SWAC. B-CU says the move is

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When NBA 2K21 is released on September 4, 2020, the iconic video game will honor NBA player, Kobe Bryant. It will be called the Mamba Forever edition. The post Kobe Bryant honored on covers of NBA 2K21 Mamba Forever edition appeared first on TheGrio.

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Commentary: NFL Comments on George Floyd and Gets Roasted on Kaepernick The Mississippi Link

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor NFL Quarterback Colin Kaepernick, 32, hasn’t played in the NFL since the 2016 season. He was blackballed by the NFL after silently protesting police brutality by silently taking a knee on the sidelines during the national anthem at the start of

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College student one of few Blacks doing hockey play-by-play

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Wizards Beal, Nets Dinwiddie to miss rest of NBA season - Black News Channel

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — Wizards leading scorer Bradley Beal and Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie wont take part in the restart of the NBA season, two significant absences in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Beal is out because of a right rotator cuff

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WSSU cancels Homecoming 2020 - WS Chronicle

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Bubba Wallace responds to Trumps taunts over noose incident - TheGrio

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After months of negotiating between Major League Baseball and the Players Association the Los Angeles Dodgers and all other teams finally have a schedule. The Dodgers will open the regular season at home July 23 with a four-game series against their rival the San Francisco Giants. The game will be

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Even with a shortened academic year, Clark Atlanta University student-athletes continued to excel in the classroom as 91 Clark Atlanta University Panthers and Lady Panthers were named to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conferences 2019-20 Commissioners All-Academic Team. The Commissioners

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The NFL Plans To Play The Black National Anthem Before Week 1 Games - The Seattle Medium

The NFL plans to have the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" -- known as the Black national anthem -- performed live or played before every game in Week 1 of the NFL season. The post The NFL Plans To Play The Black National Anthem Before Week 1 Games appeared first on The Seattle Medium.

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Chelsea beat Man City 2-1 to hand league title to Liverpool - Stabroek News

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