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    Racial Injustice

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    place as long as the speech (protest) does not interfere with activities or rights of people in that area. Authorities can only restrict speeches or protests on the sidewalks across from courthouse or school buildings. August 14th of 2017, San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, decided it

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    2-billion-dollar loss in revenue. Kneeling in the NFL has created controversy and arguments that we cannot ignore forever. This protest started in August of 2016 by an NFL football player named Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid. They both played for the San Francisco 49ers and protested by kneeling during the National Anthem. Everyone present was confused and shocked at why he is doing it. No one ever expected someone out of the blue to begin kneeling during the few moments of unity and paying respects for others

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    Kaepernick Protests National Anthem Colin Rand Kaepernick is the American football player in the Francisco 49ers in the National Football League. In the 2016 season, Colin Kaepernick started to protest against the National Anthem that comes before the games. As a result, other players had begun protesting the same national anthem in support of Colin Kaepernick's activism for the maltreatment of minorities in the U.S. His initial national anthem protest started in the 2016 preseason games when Colin

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    San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick caught the nation’s attention when he remained seated during the national anthem. National Football League (NFL) reporter Steve Wyche covered this event in an article he wrote for the NFL website. Wyche interviewed Kaepernick after the game where the quarterback explained why he decided to sit during the national anthem. Kaepernick explains: “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of

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    harmful. San Francisco 49ers’ quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a different approach. His protest was not in the streets, it was on the football field. He kneels during the national anthem before games. Everyone has their own thoughts on his protest, some agree, some do not agree with his protest. Colin Kaepernick’s form of protest is a very ineffective way of protest while disrespecting the people that represent and angering many. On August 14th, 2016 was the first time San Francisco 49ers quarterback

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    Essay on O.J. Simpson Trial: Did He Do It?

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    his life he decided to make a change by becoming a football hall of fame, actress/tv star and later being turned to a serial killer. Was the killing done out of love or spight? Or did he even do it? O.J. Simpson was born July 9, 1947 in San Francisco, California. He is the son of Eunice Simpson and Jimmy Lee Simpson. He is also the brother of three other siblings. O.J. was raised in the Potrero Hill Housing projects for low income families. When O.J. was just a toddler his father left his mother

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    1. The alleged facts that gave rise to the plaintiff’s case was that during the University of Virginia’s (UVA) Men Swim team introduction or ‘welcome week’, the plaintiff along with other freshmen UVA swimmers were subjected to hazing that included acts such as, physical and mental abuse, force of obsessive alcoholic beverage intake, false imprisonment, and threats of sodomy against the freshmen swimmers. According to the plaintiff, if the underclassmen did not comply with any of the requests or

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    proposing to the one someone is in love with, it is customary to get on one knee and ask the question, this is seen a sign of submission and it is also seen as a loving gesture. Oddly enough, ever since Colin Kaepernick, who played for the San Francisco 49ers, took a knee during the National Anthem, to spread awareness of the Black Lives Matter movement, kneeling has all of a sudden started to become seen as uncivil, hateful, and plain rude. Throughout history, kneeling has been seen as a sign of

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    country”, and “Willingness to sacrifice to promote the country’s good.” These properties can be seen through a number of different scenarios–including protests. Recently the San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick decided to protest recent police brutality towards African-Americans and minorities. During the first 49ers preseason games at first sitting in during the National Anthem, later

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    9, 1947 in San Francisco, California to Jimmie Lee Simpson and Eunice Simpson (CNN Library, 2016). O.J. Simpson is a high profile person/celebrity in the sports market. He is a former American football running back, broadcaster, actor, and convicted armed robber and kidnapper. Simpson attended USC where he played college football and won the Heisman trophy in 1968. He played in the NFL as a running back for eleven seasons with the Buffalo Bills (1969-1977) and the San Francisco 49ers (1978-1979)

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