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Brittney Griner is standing for the national anthem and the 'uniquely American freedoms' it represents during the WNBA season
Brittney Griner was "stripped of her essential American freedoms" while detained in Russia. Now, sh…
Meredith Cash
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Top-ranked South Carolina stayed in the locker room for the national anthem at the Final Four
Dawn Staley's Gamecocks have protested during the national anthem since at least January 2021 "to b…
Meredith Cash
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Iran's World Cup soccer team refused to sing the national anthem before their game to show solidarity with protesters fighting the regime back home
"We have to accept that the conditions in our country are not right and our people are not happy," …
Jake Epstein,Alan Dawson
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The 123-year history of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing,' the Black national anthem sung by Sheryl Lee Ralph at the Super Bowl
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" was composed in 1900 during the civil rights movement. The song continu…
Yoonji Han
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Iran threatened families of its World Cup team after players refused to sing the national anthem, report says
Iran's team didn't sing the anthem at their first World Cup game. A source told CNN their families …
Sinéad Baker
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USWNT star Megan Rapinoe stands for national anthem for first time since reversal of US Soccer's controversial policy
Megan Rapinoe has been kneeling in protest of police brutality against since late 2016, shortly aft…
Meredith Cash
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All but one of the US women's soccer starters knelt to protest racism ahead of the team's Olympic bronze-medal match
While the whole team stood during the national anthem, all players except Carli Lloyd knelt just be…
Meredith Cash
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Former US soccer star Hope Solo said Megan Rapinoe would 'bully players into kneeling' for the national anthem
Megan Rapinoe began kneeling for the anthem in September 2016, one month after Hope Solo was kicked…
Meredith Cash
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USWNT players are 'prepared to stand moving forward' after regularly kneeling for the national anthem
USWNT star Crystal Dunn explained the players' decision to stand for the national anthem in a press…
Meredith Cash
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The Dallas Mavericks have refrained from playing the national anthem before home games
The decision was made by Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.
Azmi Haroun
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Baker Mayfield reverses course and says he will stand for the national anthem
Baker Mayfield now says he will stand for the national anthem, after saying back in June that he pl…
Tyler Lauletta
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J.J. Watt responds to Chiefs fans who booed during moment of silence: 'I don't fully understand that.'
"The booing was unfortunate during that moment," Watt told reporters after the game. "I don't fully…
Tyler Lauletta
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Every member of the Pelicans and Jazz kneeled during the national anthem for the first game of the NBA bubble
The Pelicans and Jazz kicked off the Disney bubble games by kneeling around "Black Lives Matter" on…
Scott Davis
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FC Dallas fans booed players who knelt for the national anthem in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, and the team's defender called them 'absolutely disgusting'
FC Dallas defender Reggie Cannon said it was "absolutely disgusting" that fans booed as the players…
Tyler Lauletta
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NBA players are coming away with a powerful message about George Floyd's death after kneeling during the national anthem
After kneeling for 2-4 minutes, NBA players have been shocked that a police officer kneeled on Geor…
Scott Davis
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An Oklahoma lawmaker threatened to pull tax breaks for the Oklahoma City Thunder if the players kneeled during the national anthem
Rep. Sean Roberts of Oklahoma said the tax break for the Thunder should go to police if players kne…
Scott Davis
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NHL fans are sharing pictures of themselves kneeling in support of Black Lives Matter after players stood for the anthem
NHL fans took a knee for their sport after Eric Trump praised the league's players for standing for…
Tyler Lauletta
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Magic forward Jonathan Isaac was the only player to stand during the national anthem and wore his own jersey instead of a 'Black Lives Matter' shirt
NBA teams have been kneeling during the national anthem before games in the bubble to protest socia…
Scott Davis
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Trump defends Drew Brees, says NFL players should stand for the national anthem
President Donald Trump incorrectly labeled the protests as being against the flag when they are aga…
Scott Davis
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One NFL coach says he will kneel with his team during the national anthem, and it shows that the effort to make change in the league is gaining momentum beyond its players
Houston Texans head coach Bill O'Brien says he's ready to take a knee with his players to protest p…