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Seventeen Arrested Outside Super Bowl, Capping NFL Season of Racial Justice Protests On and Off Field
Sunday's Superbowl was marked by protest and concussions.
Activists Are Using the Super Bowl Spotlight on the Twin Cities to Draw Attention to Affordable Housing
Activists are using the spotlight to draw attention to affordable housing and corporate mistreatment.
Super Bowl LII Impacts Hospital Access and Homeless Community in Minnesota
The highest price for the Super Bowl will definitely be paid by Minnesota's sick, poor and displaced.
Union Rights Were the Difference Between NFL Players Kneeling for the Anthem and Bowing to Trump
Overlooked were the players' union rights that render Trump's demand worthless.
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Trump and Pence’s War on Black Athletes Has Nothing to Do With Sports
Mike Pence's NFL stunt wasn't about respect or patriotism.
Taking a Knee for a Deaf Man
How do communities heal when one is continually exposed or subjected to extreme violence, year after year after year?
William Rivers Pitt | Colin Kaepernick’s Long Victory
A quarterback defeats a president.
It’s About Racism, Not the Flag: Jackie Robinson Didn’t Stand for the Anthem
Trump's cynical distortion of the anthem protests to feed his racist base gets us back to the real subject.
Former NFL Player Donté Stallworth: Don’t Let Trump Hijack the Conversation on Racism and Violence
"We can't allow the president to hijack this conversation and make it all about him."
Dr. Harry Edwards on the Injustice of Brain Injuries as NFL Rosters Become Predominantly Black
Dr. Harry Edwards says a consequence of CTE is the lack of alternative job opportunities for black players.