No Kap, No NFL: Three Years without Football

1) Associated Press. (2017, Jan 15). Clutch Rodgers leads Packers past Cowboys. ESPN. Retrieved from https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400927749.

2) https://twitter.com/TheUndefeated/status/821552722633596929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E821552722633596929&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ftwitter.com%252FTheUndefeated%252Fstatus%252F821552722633596929%26widget%3DTweet

3) Masenda, K. (2018, Feb 1). No Kap, No NFL: A year without football. Soul On Ice. Retrieved from http://www.soulonice6.com/blog/2018/2/1/no-kap-no-nfl-a-year-without-football.

4) ESPN.com News Services. (2016, Aug 27). Colin Kaepernick protests anthem over treatment of minorities. The Undefeated. Retrieved from https://theundefeated.com/features/colin-kaepernick-protests-anthem-over-treatment-of-minorities/.

5) Maraniss, A. (2018, Oct 15). The Mexico City Olympics protest and the media. The Undefeated. Retrieved from https://theundefeated.com/features/mexico-city-olympics-protest-media-john-carlos-tommie-smith/

6) Blakemore, E. (22 Feb 2018). How the black power protest at the Olympics killed careers. History. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/news/1968-mexico-city-olympics-black-power-protest-backlash

7) Calamur, K. (2016, Jun 4). Muhammad Ali and Vietnam. The Atlantic. Retrieved from https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2016/06/muhammad-ali-vietnam/485717/

8) Wulf, S. (2019 Jan 30). Athletes and activism: The long, defiant history of sports protests. Retrieved from https://theundefeated.com/features/athletes-and-activism-the-long-defiant-history-of-sports-protests/

9) Pennington, B. (2003, Feb 26). College basketball; player’s protest over the flag divides fans. New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/26/sports/college-basketball-player-s-protest-over-the-flag-divides-fans.html

10) Wiley, R. (n.d.). An athlete with the freedom to speak. ESPN Page 2. Retrieved from http://www.espn.com/page2/s/wiley/030228.html

11) Zirin, D. (2019, Aug 26). Thoughts on Colin Kaepernick from an athlete who walked that path. The Nation. Retrieved from https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/thoughts-on-colin-kaepernick-from-an-athlete-who-walked-that-path/

12) Johnson, M. (2019, Feb 15). Colin Kaepernick doesn’t need the NFL to continue his fight. The Undefeated. Retrieved from https://theundefeated.com/features/colin-kaepernick-doesnt-need-the-nfl-to-continue-his-fight/

13) Florio, M. (2020, Jun 15). Revisiting the Colin Kaepernick false narratives. Pro Football Talk. Retrieved from https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/06/15/revisiting-the-colin-kaepernick-false-narratives/

14) Lynch, A. (2017, May 13). Colin Kaepernick tells Shannon Sharpe he’s not asking for $10 million per season. Fox Sports. Retrieved from https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/gallery/colin-kaepernick-shannon-sharpe-harry-edwards-san-francisco-49ers-contract-demands-051317

15) Bryant, H. (2019, Nov 26). Why Colin Kaepernick and the NFL were never going to work out. ESPN. Retrieved from https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28139355/why-colin-kaepernick-nfl-were-never-going-work-out

16) Hill, J. (2019, Dec 12). The NFL only thinks it’s done with Colin Kaepernick. The Atlantic. Retrieved from https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/12/the-nfl-only-thinks-its-done-with-colin-kaepernick/603511/

17) NPR Wire. (2020, May 31). A decade of watching black people die. NPR. Retrieved from https://www.npr.org/2020/05/29/865261916/a-decade-of-watching-black-people-die

18) Fausett, R. (2020, Jun 24). What we know about the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/article/ahmaud-arbery-shooting-georgia.html

19) Know Your Rights Camp. https://www.knowyourrightscamp.com/

20) Gay Stolberg, S. (2020, June 7). ‘Pandemic within a pandemic’: Coronavirus and police brutality roil black communities. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/07/us/politics/blacks-coronavirus-police-brutality.html

21) Tinsley, J. (2020, Jun 15). In Dave Chappelle’s ‘8:46’ lives the spirit of James Baldwin. The Undefeated. Retrieved from https://theundefeated.com/features/in-dave-chappelles-846-lives-the-spirit-of-james-baldwin/

22) Theuri, C., Ray, T., and McMahon, S. (2020, Jun 16). #SayHerName puts spotlight on black women killed by police. WBUR. Retrieved from https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/06/16/black-women-deaths-protests

23) Reid, J. (2020, June 8). The power of Patrick Mahomes saying ‘Black Lives Matter.’ The Undefeated. Retrieved from https://theundefeated.com/features/the-power-of-patrick-mahomes-saying-black-lives-matter/

24) Ducharme, J. (2020, Mar 11). The WHO just declared coronavirus a ‘pandemic.’ Here’s what that means. Time Magazine. Retrieved from https://time.com/5791661/who-coronavirus-pandemic-declaration/

25) Thompson, D. (2020, May 8). It’s the pandemic, stupid. The Atlantic. Retrieved from https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/highest-unemployment-rate-great-depression/611398/

26) Watts, J. (2020, Jun 26). I look at Breonna Taylor and see myself. The Undefeated. Retrieved from https://theundefeated.com/features/i-look-at-breonna-taylor-and-see-myself/

27) Woodrow, M. (2020, Jun 3). Vallejo police officer shoots, kills 22-year-old on his knees after mistaking hammer for gun, chief says. ABC 7 News. Retrieved from https://abc7news.com/vallejo-police-shoot-kill-man-after-mistaking-hammer-for-gun-chief-says/6229758/

28) McLaughlin, E.C., Morris, J., and Barajas, A. (2020, May 7). Ahmaud Aubery was killed doing what he loved, and a south Georgia community demands justice. CNN. Retrieved from https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/07/us/ahmaud-arbery-shooting-demands-justice/index.html

The Revolution Will Be Live: LeBron James and the I Promise School

1) Livingston, D. (2018, Jul 30). Stage is set for an awe-inspiring first day at LeBron's I Promise School. Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved from https://www.ohio.com/akron/news/local/stage-is-set-for-an-awe-inspiring-first-day-at-lebrons-i-promise-school

2) Conn, J. (2018, Jul 30). LeBron James Family Foundation's I Promise school opens in Akron. Cleveland.com. Retrieved from https://www.cleveland.com/akron/index.ssf/2018/07/lebron_james_family_foundation_8.html

3) Wahl, G. (2002, Feb 18). Ahead of his class. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved from https://www.si.com/vault/2002/02/18/318739/ahead-of-his-class-ohio-high-school-junior-lebron-james-is-so-good-that-hes-already-being-mentioned-as-the-heir-to-air-jordan

4) Cottom, T. (2018, Jul 30). Exclusive: LeBron says opening his I Promise school 'still so surreal.' Ohio.com. Retrieved from https://www.ohio.com/akron/news/exclusive-lebron-says-opening-his-i-promise-school-still-so-surreal

5) Gonzalez, B. (2018, Jul 31). Why LeBron's I Promise school is bigger than any championship ring. Vibe. Retrieved from https://www.vibe.com/2018/07/lebron-james-promise-school-bigger-championship-ring/

6) Schneider, J. (2016, Jun 22). America's not-so-broken education system. The Atlantic. Retrieved from https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/06/everything-in-american-education-is-broken/488189/

7) Martin, R. (2018, Aug 1). Personal interview. NPR. Retrieved from https://www.npr.org/2018/08/01/634492350/principal-of-lebron-james-i-promise-school-talks-about-mission

8) https://twitter.com/ConfidenceisKi/status/1024379137442500608

No Kap, No NFL: A Year without Football

(1) Masenda, K. (2017, Mar 3). Colin Kaepernick and making adjustments. Soul On Ice 6. Retrieved from http://www.soulonice6.com/blog/2017/3/3/colin-kaepernick-and-making-adjustments

(2) Dennis, Jr., D. (2017, Oct 1). Deciding to skip the NFL season. The Atlantic. Retrieved from https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/10/deciding-to-skip-the-nfl-season/541638/

(3) Hampton, R. (2017, Sep 12). The Kaepernick rankings: 5 quarterbacks we hated in week 1. The Sports Fan Journal. Retrieved from http://www.thesportsfanjournal.com/columns/ron-hampston/kaepernick-rankings-5-worst-quarterbacks-nfl-week-1/

(4) Tynes, T., & Lyles, Jr., H. (2017, May 25). A rally for Colin Kaepernick at NFL HQ showed how far his voice carries. SB Nation. Retrieved from https://www.sbnation.com/2017/5/25/15687244/colin-kaepernick-nfl-fee-agency-new-york-rally-solidarity-police-brutality

(5) Tynes, T.  (2017, Aug 24). Colin Kaepernick rally in New York shows NFL can't hide from this movement. SB Nation. Retrieved from https://www.sbnation.com/2017/8/24/16193226/kaepernick-protest-rally-nfl-headquarters-new-york-organizers

(6) Kilgore, A.,& Clement, S. (2017, Sep 6). Among fans less interested in NFL, more cite anthem protests than head injuries. The Washington Post. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/among-fans-less-interested-in-nfl-more-cite-anthem-protests-than-head-injuries/2017/09/06/099cc50c-923f-11e7-8754-d478688d23b4_story.html?utm_term=.63bb814d3f57

(7) Bailey, I. (2017, Oct 16). Without Kaepernick, what is NFL saying to black fans? CNN. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/16/opinions/nfl-rodgers-kaepernick-protests-bailey-opinion/index.html

(8) Bryant, H. (2018, Jan 26). A protest divided. ESPN The Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/enterpriseCoalition180126/colin-kaepernick-movement-endures-supporters-more-fragmented-ever

(9) Loggins, A. H. (2017, Nov 14). Colin Kaepernick has earned the right to rock that 'GQ' cover uniform and afro. The Undefeated. Retrieved from https://theundefeated.com/features/colin-kaepernick-gq-cover-in-uniform-and-afro/

(10) Know Your Rights. Retrieved from http://knowyourrightscamp.com/

(11) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJfpiQpkR5M

(12) Spears, M. J. (2016, Oct 29). Colin Kaepernick: "There's nothing that anybody is going to say that's going to change how I feel about these issues." The Undefeated. Retrieved from http://theundefeated.com/features/colin-kaepernick-know-your-rights-camp-san-franscico/

(13) Hodge, K. (2017, Jan 26). Colin Kaepernick's "Know Your Rights" program is providing the youth with major keys to success. VH1. Retrieved from http://www.vh1.com/news/298634/colin-kaepernick-know-your-rights/

(14) Muhammad, L. (2017, May 6). Common, Keri Hilson join Colin Kaepernick for #KnowYourRightsChicago. Vibe Magazine. Retrieved from https://www.vibe.com/2017/05/colin-kaepernick-know-your-rights-chicago/

(15) https://www.instagram.com/p/Beg05WSFdII/?taken-by=kaepernick7

(16) https://twitter.com/Kaepernick7/status/958903136223023104

(17) http://kaepernick7.com/million-dollar-pledge/

(18) The Editors of GQ. (2017, Nov 13). Colin Kaepernick will not be silenced. GQ Magazine. Retrieved from https://www.gq.com/story/colin-kaepernick-will-not-be-silenced  

(19) Rosenberg, M. (2017, Nov 30). Colin Kaepernick is recipient of 2017 Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali legacy award. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved from https://www.si.com/sportsperson/2017/11/30/colin-kaepernick-muhammad-ali-legacy-award

(20) The Nation Institute. (2017, Dec 7). The Nation Institute. Retrieved from https://goo.gl/4p3yDt 

 

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King, J.  (2011, February 21).  Malcolm X's fearless commitment to freedom 46 years later.  Colorlines. Retrieved from http://www.colorlines.com/articles/malcolm-xs-fearless-commitment-freedom-46-years-later