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MLK's Daughter Had the Perfect Response to Critics of the NFL National Anthem Protests
Bernice King has a message for anyone who opposes the NFL players' protests: People didn't support the way her father protested injustice, either.<p>In a series of tweets posted over the weekend, the daughter of civil rights icons Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King slammed those who have …
Donald TrumpNFL protests: Stars should get off their knees and lead a constructive conversation on race
As more than 100 NFL players protested during the singing of America’s national anthem across the country Sunday, what had been a small protest of the way police treat African-Americans turned into a much larger protest directed at President Trump.<p>The flare-up started on Friday with the president’s …
RacismThe NFL Protests Are About Police Murdering Black People, Not Donald F*cking Trump
Colin Kaepernick had been openly protesting the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the beginning of National Football League for three weeks …
Offbeat NewsTrump’s tweets about the NFL protests miss the point entirely
Player protests are not about disrespecting the flag or the national anthem.<p>President Donald Trump is upset again — this time, at a sports league.<p>On Friday and Saturday, he called on the NFL to fire players who protest during the national anthem. On Monday, after Trump’s comments led more players …
PoliticsRussia-purchased ads on Facebook during the 2016 election were aimed at stoking social tensions
The Kremlin-sourced ads played on both sides of issues like Black Lives Matter.<p>Some of the suspicious Facebook ads purchased by Russian agents ahead of the 2016 presidential election were aimed at influencing its outcome by preying on racial, religious and other social tensions in the United …
House Intelligence CommitteeT-Boz Calls For Justice After Her Mentally Ill Cousin Was Gunned Down By Police
"I've watched this story change so many times right before my eyes!"<p><b>Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins</b> is using her platform to call attention to an important …
PolicingPolice defend their actions in Missouri protest arrests
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two St. Louis-area police agencies are defending their actions in arresting nearly two dozen protesters at a mall amid complaints that the demonstrators were taken down forcefully, including a female pastor allegedly put in a chokehold.<p>A protest Saturday at the St. Louis Galleria …
PolicingReport: Russia Bought Anti-Black Lives Matter Facebook Ads
Russian operatives purchased Facebook ads about Black Lives Matter with the intent of sowing division in the U.S., the <i>Washington Post</i> reported Monday, confirming previous reporting by The Daily Beast. The ads, which targeted American voters, were reportedly designed to exploit ongoing tensions in …
Russia5 Problems With The NFL's National Anthem Protest
At a Friday rally in Alabama, President Donald Trump criticized football players who protest during the national anthem:<p>Wouldn’t you love to see one …
Colin KaepernickThe protesting NFL players, not Donald Trump, are the true patriots
The president can call for players to be disciplined if he wants, but with their superb and poignant gesture they are not the ones disrespecting the US<p>“And the star-bangled banner in triumph shall wave o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave”. The words of America’s national anthem, …
OpinionTaking a knee: Why are NFL players protesting and when did they start kneeling?
More and more have joined American football player Colin Kaepernick’s protest movement against police brutality, a move that has come to be something …
Colin KaepernickTom Brady breaks his silence, criticizes 'friend' Donald Trump's NFL comments
On the Monday morning edition of Boston sports radio show Kirk & Callahan, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and "friend" of President Trump …
Donald TrumpViolent Crime Rates Rise, But Liberals Take No Responsibility
We have written a number of times about the U.S.’s rapidly increasing violent crime rate, which dates to the Ferguson fiasco and the rise of Black …
Conservative ViewRussian operatives used Facebook ads to exploit divisions over Black Lives Matter, Muslims
By Adam Entous,Craig Timberg and Elizabeth Dwoskin, (c) 2017, The Washington Post<p>The batch of more than 3,000 Russian-bought ads that Facebook is …
RussiaProtesters engage in 'silent' march on police station Monday night
<b>ST. LOUIS</b> • Several hundred demonstrators gathered downtown early Monday evening and marched to police headquarters, wearing tape over their mouths …
PolicingJustin Bieber says he stands with Black Lives Matter
Although he’s not known for being a woke celebrity, Justin Bieber is at least a pretty charitable dude, having donated to the It Gets Better Project …
Make America Normal Again
The simplest, most unifying things — like football — become divisive in the age of Trump.<p>A few weeks ago, there was nothing left of Colin …
Trayvon MartinJustin Bieber Endorses 'Black Lives Matter': Racism WORSE THAN EVER
Pop star Justin Bieber has given a little tip of the hat to the "Black Lives Matter" movement while acknowledging his so-called "white privilege."
Conservative View'Star Trek: Discovery' cast knees in solidarity with the NFL
With <i>Star Trek's</i> legacy of diversity, it seems fitting that the cast of the reboot series, <i>Star Trek: Discovery</i><i>,</i> would enter the national conversation …
Star TrekSome Russian Facebook ads were meant to aggravate racial, religious divides: report
Russian interests bought 3,000 ads, some of which promoted Black Lives Matter, and others that said groups like this were threatening, The Washington …
Adam SchiffJohn Oliver lampoons Donald Trump over NFL comments
Over the weekend, Donald Trump made some very controversial remarks regarding NFL players who knelt during the national anthem.<p>Speaking in Alabama, …
Colin KaepernickComics and Cowardice, an epic essay about not-so-epic comics
Colin Spacetwinks' mammoth 70,000-word essay Comics and Cowardice is mostly a deep dive into widely-derided <i>Captain America</i> series of late, but takes …
ComicsNFL protests: Female sports stars are taking a stand too
<b>There's been a huge amount of coverage over the way NFL stars have been protesting against racial injustice.</b><p>American football players - including those before a match at Wembley - knelt or linked arms during the US national anthem.<p>The protests came after Donald Trump said that players who protested …
Sport (Australia)St. Louis Police Have Declared an All-Out War on Protesters, Media and Even Themselves
Before Circuit Judge Timothy Wilson found Police Officer Jason Stockley not guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Anthony Lamar …
PolicingRussian Facebook Ads Sought to Exploit Racial Divisions
“The batch of more than 3,000 Russian-bought ads that Facebook is preparing to turn over to Congress shows a deep understanding of social divides in …
Internet MarketingHow do we heal racial tensions? Start by admitting errors, US bishop says
Washington D.C., Sep 25, 2017 / 04:12 pm (CNA).- To address the longstanding racial divide within the United States – and within the Catholic Church …
CatholicismHard Data, Hollow Protests
The FBI released its official crime tally for 2016 today, and the data flies in the face of the rhetoric that professional athletes rehearsed in …
JusticeCharlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan supports athletes’ right to peacefully protest
Hornets owner Michael Jordan released a statement supporting the rights of athletes to peacefully protest. The statement comes after president Donald …
Charlotte HornetsLast Season, QB Russell Wilson Gave Bold Reason Why He Stands for Flag. Sunday, He Was in Locker Room
Last football season, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson explained why he wouldn’t take a knee while the national anthem played.<p>Wilson …
Donald TrumpThe Political Power Of Music
<i>Photo provided with permission from Greenbelt</i><p>Dave Randall has toured the world as a guitarist with the band Faithless as well producing some of his …