Live Like Them
Back in the time before the time before the time before now, we used to have a chant. It would name some courageous, creative, fighter for justice and then urge…
Colin Kaepernick
Taking The Knee
I have to admit that I am very enthusiastic about taking the knee. It is a symbolic gesture. Now, my knees are cruddy. They got so bad that twice I…
Kaepernick, NFL, America & U.S. Constitution Lock Horns In The Coliseum
Colin Kaepernick’s Herculean-like combat that has led him from the football gridiron into the American Coliseum’s arena can be likened to yet another modern mythic-hero who has taken…
Kaepernick Seeks Arbitration Over NFL Blacklisting
Free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick is filing a collusion grievance against National Football League (NFL) owners, according to a document obtained by ABC News. The filing, which demands an arbitration hearing…
At The Core Of The NFL And America’s Sickness Lies A Potentially Great Healing
Beyond the core sickness of America’s cultural and societal life, personified by such illnesses that riddle America’s collective body, like: the .1% who perpetually erode the overall health and…
The Super Patriotic Draft Dodger’s Rag: “Fire the Son-of-a-Bitch”
So I wish you well, Sarge, give ’em Hell! Kill me a thousand or so And if you ever get a war without blood and gore I’ll be the first…
In Defiance Of Trump Threats, US Athletes Protest Police Repression
Hundreds of National Football League players took part in symbolic protest actions against police violence Sunday, kneeling or sitting during the playing of the US national anthem before professional football…
Trump’s BDS Movement To Stop American Athlete’s Right To Protest!
President Trump has picked the right argument in America’s Cultural War, but his BDS Movement against America’s protesting NFL, NBA, MLB athletes First Amendment ‘Freedom of Speech’ rights is totally…
Torment In American Sports And The Star Spangled Banner: A Life Sketch Of Colin Kaepernick
At every turn in American culture, be it politics, sports or the corporate world, the citizenry is constantly taught, some would argue brainwashed, to believe in the Cult of the…
Kaepernick Forces Americans To Choose Sides
When Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers chose to remain seated during the national anthem on August 26 prior to the start of the team’s game against the Green…
Kaepernick Gate
This article is not about Colin Kaepernick. It’s also not about other athletes who have joined him in expressing dissatisfaction with the status quo and the injustice inherent in…
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