Black Lives Matters Summary

In 2017 controversy struck when the NFL tried “taking a stance” and protesting the National Anthem. In this protest, many NFL players one by one knelt down while the National Anthem played at their sporting event. The National Anthem is a song for our country and symbol to represent all of the men and women who have fought in our military. This song is not played just for our entertainment, it is to honor the flag and what it stands for. The protesting was started by Colin Kaepernick, last season, when he was the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. He was the first player to take a knee during the playing of the National Anthem, now many other NFL players this season are following in his path and doing the same thing. Many players and viewers claim it is for police brutality and the injustice that is being served, while other viewers see it as entitled millionaires disrespecting the flag and the military. Everyone has different opinions on the issue, but no matter what the country needs to respect one another as humans and be united; the American Flag is a symbol of our freedom and the NFL needs to recognize the National Anthem rather than kneeling and disrespecting what it stands for.

Protesting in the National Football League has been going on, as some of the country’s most beloved and highly recognized athletes are seen disrespecting the United States of America on national TV every weekend. The players’ reason for the protesting is police brutality, you can see them kneeling, raising their fist in the air, or even sit in the locker room while the national anthem is being played. Although I do understand what they are trying to do, I believe that there definitely better ways to go about their protest. The protests started in 2016 when Colin Kaepernick, quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, took a knee during the national anthem. When question about his actions he responded by saying, “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of colour”(Lake). While some people sided with Kaepernick most people took offense to his decision to kneel. In him doing this it has caused a league wide outbreak in protest; as players and sometimes even whole teams take a knee or show some type of protest during our country's anthem.

This video shows how protesters block all lanes of I-94. The police officers gave them twenty five warning to leave. Yet, some people chose to stay and continue to protest. According to the police, the protest turned into a riot and some people threw rocks and bottles on the freeway. During this act of violence, twenty one police officers were injured. In order to cease those protestors, the police officer used non-irritant smoke and sprayed mace. At the end of the protest, 50 people were arrested for three degree rioting.

Many players and their coaches have been protesting police brutality by ‘taking-a-knee’ during the Pledge of Allegiance. The media has been sharing and it has now become a bigger deal since the president has addressed it by saying "Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, 'Get that son of a b---h off the field right now. Out. He's fired. He's fired!" This riled up many Trump supports, secially when later on he tweeted that it had nothing to do with race and that it was about respecting the country. This leads many people to believe that the NFL players are just disrespecting their country. The stereotype about African Americans, that they are often disrespectful, is also being used to ‘justify’ what a lot of the media has to say. But, the real reason many NFL players are protesting is because they think that they shouldn't have to stand if they don't have pride for their country, and they have the right to do so, according to their first amendment. They don't lose the right to protest when they go on the field like some of the media thinks so. Many people, often white believe they live in a just- world because they have never had to deal with the racism many African Americans are dealing with so they do not think it is a big deal and that they are protesting to be disrespectful. The illusory correlation can also

A present day crucible in today’s world that has been occurring more and more is kneeling to the national anthem and how people that kneel don’t like our country, are only focused on helping one group/race of people, and people are being kicked off teams because of them making protests.The Anthem protests started last year in August when Colin Kaepernick sat on the bench at an NFL game during the National Anthem. After the game reporters asked him why he sat and he said, “I am not going to stand up and show pride in a flag for a country that opposes black people and people of color” (Wyche ). Since this first incident it’s spread across all of the NFL, high school sports, NHL, women's professional soccer, and even in the MLB. This protest has even been caught in the eyes of the president and there is no sign of this protest slowing down.

Situations such as the Michael Brown one, Freddie gray one and Tamir rice are all reasons NFL players such as Colin Kaepernick have been kneeling. The Alton Sterling incident is on camera which is heartbreaking to even think about. Police kill black African-Americans and then try to stand behind self-defense and the law. That isn`t right that families especially moms have to bury their son and live with not never ever seeing their son again. A lot of people say it`s disrespecting the flag which is wrong. African- Americans go through things other races could never. I am in pro of players kneeling because of the injustice inequality and the lack of respect we simply just don`t get. Kneeling brought attention to all of the issues that America is going through also. Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks didn`t do things like they did for the world to be at the place it is now. One of the first amendments is freedom of speech and to peacefully assemble. People like white

More and more players are becoming apart of this protest every week. Nobody knows when this conflict might end but people do have some ways to exterminate this problem. Fans of the NFL that are offended by these actions say that the association should fine players every time they kneel during the anthem. The NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell didn’t fine any players apart of this act nor did he announce any forms of punishment. The way the protest is going isn’t healthy for the American society. The only thing that Americans have in common is America and as long as people keep protesting, the more animosity will grow inside the diversity of people in America. Racism and discrimination is also being stirred up in the pot to make things worse. All these factors will soon turn this nation into bitterness and

In addition, people have the right to show support for something they believe without the use of violence. I personally believe the football player’s protests expand after president Trump speech on Friday, September 22, 17 “wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespect our flag, you’d say, get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! He’s fired” (4-5). He refers to a previous game where a few NFL players, according to Trump they disrespect the flag by kneeling during the national anthem. In addition, on Sunday Sept 24, 2017, some NFL Players protest without inciting the public participation; other players from The National Basketball Association add to the protest. Everyone interprets anything as they

We, at Black Lives Matter Nashville, believe we are in the midst of a revolutionary movement for black lives. We believe we are at war with systems in this country and world that demean and undermine the humanity of black people–namely, white supremacy, patriarchy, transphobia, homophobia, capitalism, and imperialism. Thus, we believe in arming ourselves for the war.

In a beautiful sunny day in Huntington Beach in 2013, surfers gathered around for the annual US open of Surfing competition, but it ended in a rampage. In the article “U.S. Open of Surfing Turns into Riot,” the reporter, Mark Lukach, reported that the catalyst of the riot was a fight. However, with the majority being white young adults, the police force applied a soft approach protocol. Despite the fact that the police immediately responded to the riot throwing tear gas to disperse the crowd, the riot resulted with thousands of dollars of property damage and with only eight people arrested. How is it possible that only eight people get arrested out of hundreds portraying a disruptive behavior? On the other hand, after 5 days in curfew in

There are many political issues that we as America deal with nowadays. The matter that seems to stick out to me the most is this whole “Black lives matter” campaign. I feel very lugubrious to see that we the people of America are going against our own men and women who fight everyday to keep this community safe. Of course there are a wide variety of citizen who are ambivalent about the situation. If you are on the fence about this problem, then I think it’s a good idea to picture being in an officer’s shoes for just one day, dealing with people everyday that wish ill things upon them. Sure, not every cop is going to be the most benevolent man or woman you have met in your life, and sure there are cases in which a cop does a poor job, but society

The way they are protesting is their legal right, to freedom of speech.it guarantees the right to speak of how you feel or need to get out and to express what they need to. This also proves that with the freedom of speech if we feel the need or think that something is off we should be able to tell whoever is starting this or against it that everyone has a say because of freedom of speech. This is them exercising the right of speaking because of freedom of speech. So there for this is an appropriate form of

The black lives matter movement can be deliberated to be a new social movement as it looks at some of the actions which are grounded by policy making and the ideology as the root of collective action. A procedures that fits into this movement is the Collective Behaviour Theory. The theory refers to the events that emerge suddenly and don’t often conform to the laws or rules but as in alternative which is often base on the issues at hand. For instance the Black Lives Matter movement came together as a community as their collective identity matches one another. (Being African American or loosing someone to police violence) This also fits under ‘Grass-roots’ as it is driven by the ‘locals’ who are often

Colin Kaepernick, a National Football League quarterback, kneeled during the playing of the National Anthem as others stood in the respect of the United States flag. American soldiers fight and die to defend our country and for citizens to be able to speak freely. Kaepernick was showing no respect for the ones who fight for him. Many NFL viewers lost respect for him as he tried to gain attention for the Black Lives Matter movement. He was trying to gain respect from viewers toward black people but in actuality not only was he directing our country he was disrespecting all citizens including black people. Why would an individual want to follow someone who’s reasons are misleading and advertised falsely? The article, “O’er the ramparts we watched

The National Football League has been having some problems lately with its ratings because of the conflict they're having is making people not want to watch. The football players exercising their right to express what they feel about certain politics going on in the United States. The only problem is along the way they have forgotten what they are protesting for. It started with Colin Kaepernick expressing what he felt about the current issue in America to kneeling because it was the right thing to do or not because it was the wrong thing to do. These protests are making fans choose the side he or she wants to be on and splitting the fan like that is not good for the league.