Since 2016, there have been a number of political protests, but none more widely known than the national anthem protests. In the last few days of the 2016 NFL season, Colin Kaepernick was the first to kneel for the national anthem, sparking outrage from many NFL fans, according to SBNation.
“The Time is Now” movement has gotten much attention as more and more teacher Unions mobilize to strike for higher pay and funding for educational operations. Get the facts and current standing of this growing epidemic.
Why #marchforourlives will lead to nothing.
Athletes alike protested of not just police brutality against African Americans but also in protest of the President of the United States’ remarks towards the NFL and those who kneel.
Statue representing the Confederacy stands at the entrance to Springwood Cemtary sparks controversy among Greenville’s residents.
Positions taken by the news outlets covering the travel ban, have been broadly and decidedly critical of the executive order, accusing the commander-in-chief of racially profiling countries based on their large Muslim populations or their religious affiliations. However, the executive order issued by President Trump is neither unprecedented, racist or unreasonable.
The separate trials of 22 year old Dylann Roof and Charleston police officer Michael Slager are set to begin, following the massacre of African American churchgoers and the fatal shooting of an unarmed black civilian that both took place in Charleston last year.
Since the death of the aforementioned victim last week, Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters have filled the Queen City’s streets on a nightly basis, wreaking havoc and laying waste to the city in which nearly a million North Carolinians call home. These nightly protests have remained in the national spotlight due to the destructive nature that they continuously show.Since the death of the aforementioned victim last week, Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters have filled the Queen City’s streets on a nightly basis, wreaking havoc and laying waste to the city in which nearly a million North Carolinians call home. These nightly protests have remained in the national spotlight due to the destructive nature that they continuously show.
