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Colin Kaepernick will take over the San Francisco 49ers' starting quarterback position on Sunday.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg called the National Anthem protests "dumb" and disrespectful in an interview with Katie Couric.

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday reignited controversy about his role in the birther movement after he refused “again to acknowledge that President Obama was born in the United States,” writes The New York Times. The move prompted his campaign, not Trump, to release a statement saying the candidate believes the president was indeed […]

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The NFL kicked off its 2016 season with fans upset over Colin Kaepernick's protest and the booing of Pres. Obama's video taped message.

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During Monday's edition of NewsOne Now, Roland Martin and his panel of guests discussed the ongoing Kaepernick saga and the protest action that seems to be slowly picking up momentum.

Twitter erupted with #KapSoBlack after Kaepernick walked out onto the field for Thursday night's game against the San Diego Chargers in a full blown-out afro.

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ESPN's Bomani Jones spoke with Roland Martin about the ongoing and escalating controversy surrounding NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

Former football player Rodney Harrison tweeted an apology for saying quarterback Colin Kaepernick isn't Black. Harrison said the quarterback's heart is in the right place, but can't understand what Black men go through.

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, is vowing to sit during the national anthem in protest over police killings of African-Americans. Is he being anti-American by expressing his right to protest which is covered under the First Amendment of the Constitution?

  8/29/16- Roland Martin talks to Dr. Jason Johnson about Colin Kaepernick‘s decision to not stand during the National Anthem and the history of the song’s racist history. “There is a third lyric that this often not seen. Its basically a diss track against African Americans who left slavery and joined the British to fight. Any […]

Last night, U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas failed to place her hand over her heart when the national anthem was played and people noticed. And they got really mad. Here are people reacted on Twitter: https://twitter.com/catierose1/status/763131529736445952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/BritttSchultz/status/763129239587610624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Gabby jumped on social media to defend herself. That settles that. However, some people don’t get blasted for not […]

The Durham Bulls will hold National Anthem auditions to find performers for the 2016 season on Saturday, March 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Participants may enter through the ballpark’s front gates and register upon arrival to perform on a first come, first sing basis. Singers may leave at […]