Tag: Colin Kaepernick

This is why Colin Kaepernick took a knee. Two knees. One protesting in the grass, one pressing on the back of a man’s neck. Choose. You have to choose which knee you will defend. There are no half choices; there is no room for indifference. There is only the knee…

After being snubbed by the GOP membership of the Wisconsin legislature, the Milwaukee native and former NFL Quarterback will be honored as part of Black History Month by the Milwaukee Common Council: Colin Kaepernick will be honored by the City of Milwaukee after Republican lawmakers in Madison rejected efforts to recognize him…

If the Republican majority in Madison had just accepted the Black History Month resolution put forward by the Legislative Black Caucus…and simply approved it in a voice vote…there would have been no story. It would essentially have gone unnoticed outside of the state. But once again the majority leadership had…

It is Black History Month in the United States and the Black Caucus of the Wisconsin Legislature would like to pass a resolution celebrating black leaders in America. As I said in the headline, something like this should come flying out of committee and pass on the floor by acclamation….

by now you’ve no doubt heard about San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s decision not to stand during the nation anthem prior to his team’s preseason game against the Green Bay Packers last week. After the game, Kaepernick explained his decision. “I am not going to stand up to show…