Take The Knee

"... I cannot stand and sing the anthem. I cannot salute the flag; I know that I am a black man in a white world." - Jackie Robinson, 1972

Many are "more dedicated to order than to justice," offended by kneeling during the Anthem & not by racism & modern-day lynching. #TakeAKnee pic.twitter.com/E23oM1ZW6X

— The King Center (@TheKingCenter) September 23, 2017

To Trump, the NFL Players are mere property and he is calling out to their “owners” to discipline them for speaking. This sounds familiar.

— deray mckesson (@deray) September 24, 2017

Symbols matter.
Protest works.
Patriotism is taking a stand against injustice in whatever way you can. pic.twitter.com/G5QRhWfRnz

— Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) September 23, 2017

And here is what the Pittsburgh Steelers sideline looked like during the national anthem pic.twitter.com/1QOQJagAco

— Red T Raccoon (@RedTRaccoon) September 24, 2017

Trump tried to intimidate the players into not kneeling. They knelt. He told fans to leave. They stayed. Sad!

— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) September 24, 2017

The ACLU supports the athletes protesting racial injustice, police brutality, and mass incarceration. #TakeAKnee pic.twitter.com/wQ6gj5dWEZ

— ACLU (@ACLU) September 24, 2017