Colin Kaepernick refuses “to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people”...

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...n-wont-shy-away-any-anthem-protests/91902294/

John Thompson III says Georgetown won't shy away from any protests

NEW YORK — Nearly 18 years ago, Georgetown coach John Thompson walked off the court before his Hoyas were to play Boston College.

The move, made to protest Proposition 42, a controversial NCAA rule denying scholarships to freshmen who failed to qualify academically, sparked a great deal of attention.

Last season, the Hoyas — coached by Thompson’s son — were the first college team to don “I can’t breathe” T-shirts to draw attention to Eric Garner’s final words before he died after a police officer put him in a chokehold during an arrest for selling loose cigarettes. Players said they decided to wear the shirts to honor the families of black men, like Garner, who had lost their lives at the hands of white police officers. These shirts, too, received a tremendous amount of headlines.

Clearly, Georgetown is not a basketball program that shies away from issues of social justice.

“Pops walking out on prop 42, that’s the same thing that Colin Kaepernick did,” John Thompson III said Tuesday at Big East media day. “It raised awareness, caused discussion and eventually got legislation changed.”

The younger Thompson believes we’re still in the early stages of the current protest, which began with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick refusing to stand during the national anthem. Other NFL players, college football players and even soccer star Megan Rapinoe have joined in on the protest; some have knelt during the anthem, and others have raised fists. Those who have joined the protest have explained their reasoning for doing so —from putting a spotlight on the issue of police brutality and racial profiling to actions that involve outreach to local police departments and meetings with state officials.

“I think when Colin Kaepernick started this … I think he wanted to initiate — and I don’t want to speak for him, obviously he took a bold stance — he wanted to initiate discussion, to create discussion,” Thompson III said. “And then, to hopefully help facilitate change and understanding. Do I think we’re still in the infancy stages of that? Yes, I do. But I think it’s a process.”

Thompson said he and his players have had discussions about what’s going on, but at this time have not decided to join the protest, or what actions they would take were they to join.

“When and if they bring that to me, the guys will talk about it and we’ll go from there,” he said. “We did this last year with the ‘I can’t breathe’ T-shirts. It’s not just a question of, hey, let’s protest. It’s once we have discussions and I feel comfortable that they understand what they’re doing and why they’re doing it as opposed to it being — I don’t want to minimize it by saying a fad, because that doesn’t sound right — but at the end of the day, everything that the guys in the NBA do, whether it’s braiding your hair, wearing an arm sleeve, wearing the under-tights or protests — everything they do, the collegiate kids are going to want to do. But we have to understand that it’s not that simple. We’ve had discussions about what’s going on.”

The key, Thompson said, is educating the players so they know what the issues at hand are really about. And what their potential actions would mean in that context.

For these Hoyas, those are conversations that have come before them and will surely come after, too.

“We’ve never shied away from issues, whether it be Prop 42 or taking Allen Iverson out of jail,” Thompson III said. “It’s something we’ve never run from.”

 

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https://twitter.com/KimSmithTV/status/785631853038411776

More kumbaya shit...

 

[playmaker88]

I RATHER THESE FUCK NIGGAS NOT DO ANYHTING.. THAN DO A DISPLAY OF NOTHING..

 

[Brother_Five]

What are they unified FOR????!?

 

[Recaptimus_Prime360]

What are they unified FOR????!?

Been trying to figure that out for the longest.

 

[Copper]

What are they unified FOR????!?

Against getting fined

 

[Recaptimus_Prime360]

https://twitter.com/ai/status/784218637485772800

Kap should've pulled a Rock, and stood on the sidelines like...

 

[Brother_Five]

https://twitter.com/7im/status/786057813034491904

 

[blackrain]

https://twitter.com/JustinVerlander/status/785323247940149248
https://twitter.com/AntiGlib/status/785323628501934080
https://twitter.com/btdill/status/785323754528313344
https://twitter.com/drew_tomlinson/status/785323888616075264
https://twitter.com/Jason00Cohen/status/785324791171543040
https://twitter.com/JustinVerlander/status/785335620344225793

https://twitter.com/JustinVerlander/status/785574240548376576
https://twitter.com/JustinVerlander/status/785574322710597632

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[Brother_Five]

Goteeem

 

[D. Morgan]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/bigeast/2016/10/11/john-thompson-iii-says-georgetown-wont-shy-away-any-anthem-protests/91902294/

John Thompson III says Georgetown won't shy away from any protests

NEW YORK — Nearly 18 years ago, Georgetown coach John Thompson walked off the court before his Hoyas were to play Boston College.

The move, made to protest Proposition 42, a controversial NCAA rule denying scholarships to freshmen who failed to qualify academically, sparked a great deal of attention.

Last season, the Hoyas — coached by Thompson’s son — were the first college team to don “I can’t breathe” T-shirts to draw attention to Eric Garner’s final words before he died after a police officer put him in a chokehold during an arrest for selling loose cigarettes. Players said they decided to wear the shirts to honor the families of black men, like Garner, who had lost their lives at the hands of white police officers. These shirts, too, received a tremendous amount of headlines.

Clearly, Georgetown is not a basketball program that shies away from issues of social justice.

“Pops walking out on prop 42, that’s the same thing that Colin Kaepernick did,” John Thompson III said Tuesday at Big East media day. “It raised awareness, caused discussion and eventually got legislation changed.”

The younger Thompson believes we’re still in the early stages of the current protest, which began with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick refusing to stand during the national anthem. Other NFL players, college football players and even soccer star Megan Rapinoe have joined in on the protest; some have knelt during the anthem, and others have raised fists. Those who have joined the protest have explained their reasoning for doing so —from putting a spotlight on the issue of police brutality and racial profiling to actions that involve outreach to local police departments and meetings with state officials.

“I think when Colin Kaepernick started this … I think he wanted to initiate — and I don’t want to speak for him, obviously he took a bold stance — he wanted to initiate discussion, to create discussion,” Thompson III said. “And then, to hopefully help facilitate change and understanding. Do I think we’re still in the infancy stages of that? Yes, I do. But I think it’s a process.”

Thompson said he and his players have had discussions about what’s going on, but at this time have not decided to join the protest, or what actions they would take were they to join.

“When and if they bring that to me, the guys will talk about it and we’ll go from there,” he said. “We did this last year with the ‘I can’t breathe’ T-shirts. It’s not just a question of, hey, let’s protest. It’s once we have discussions and I feel comfortable that they understand what they’re doing and why they’re doing it as opposed to it being — I don’t want to minimize it by saying a fad, because that doesn’t sound right — but at the end of the day, everything that the guys in the NBA do, whether it’s braiding your hair, wearing an arm sleeve, wearing the under-tights or protests — everything they do, the collegiate kids are going to want to do. But we have to understand that it’s not that simple. We’ve had discussions about what’s going on.”

The key, Thompson said, is educating the players so they know what the issues at hand are really about. And what their potential actions would mean in that context.

For these Hoyas, those are conversations that have come before them and will surely come after, too.

“We’ve never shied away from issues, whether it be Prop 42 or taking Allen Iverson out of jail,” Thompson III said. “It’s something we’ve never run from.”

Yes I love my hometown b-ball team the Georgetown Hoyas even though I want Thompson III fired cause he fucking up the program.

I have to say him nor his father was ever on any sucka shit though!

 

[Trillfate]

https://twitter.com/7im/status/786057813034491904

Telling

Kap stays exposing.. or should I say allowing them to expose themselves

Protests are dumb to ppl who like things the way they are.

Aparrently the highest court in the land sees nothing wrong with the police brutality and oppression of black people in general

 

[1CK1S]

https://twitter.com/heatherp_kfbk/status/785859231073185792

She typed this on FB...

Why I took a knee while singing the Anthem at a Sacramento Kings NBA game: This act embodies the conflict many of us feel. I love and honor my country as deeply as anyone yet it is my responsibility as an American to speak up against injustice as it affects my fellow Americans. I have sung the anthem before but this time taking a knee felt like the most patriotic thing I could do. I cannot idly stand by as black people are unlawfully profiled, harassed and killed by our law enforcement over and over and without a drop of accountability. I believe that the majority of police are good and are against this too and as a nation we all need to speak up. We should all be outraged and demand justice and an end to the brutality. Let’s look around our communities for those facilitating healthy interactions between law enforcement and communities of color and support. The sad reality is, as a white American I am bestowed a certain privilege in this nation that is not enjoyed by all people. Black families are having much different conversations with their children about how to interact with the police than white families. Let's be honest. Until we can recognize that white privilege exists we cannot have a dialogue about race. Whether or not you can see if from your vantage point, there is a deep system of institutionalized racism in America, from everyday discrimination to disproportionate incarceration of people of color to people losing their lives at the hands of the police simply for being black. This is not who we claim to be as a nation. It is wrong and I won't stand for it. #solidarity #pleasevote

 

[VulcanRaven]

Y'all boy Mayweather on that bs too. Always told y'all he was a clown but people on this site and blacks in general stayed on his dick

 

[The Lonious Monk]

Y'all boy Mayweather on that bs too. Always told y'all he was a clown but people on this site and blacks in general stayed on his dick

Dude been a piece of shit, but let these niggas tell it, he's the greatest black man on earth or something.

 

[Kwan Dai]

Y'all boy Mayweather on that bs too. Always told y'all he was a clown but people on this site and blacks in general stayed on his dick

Dude been a piece of shit, but let these niggas tell it, he's the greatest black man on earth or something.

Because, more often then not a Black man with money is seen as greater than a Black man with Honor, integrity, good character and manners.

 

[farris2k1]

Y'all boy Mayweather on that bs too. Always told y'all he was a clown but people on this site and blacks in general stayed on his dick

Dude been a piece of shit, but let these niggas tell it, he's the greatest black man on earth or something.

I dont think niggas thought he was that it was more that dude was one of the best boxers on the planet and it was great seein him rack up wins, and not to mention cacs angry about it

 

[Recaptimus_Prime360]

https://twitter.com/JustinVerlander/status/785323247940149248
https://twitter.com/AntiGlib/status/785323628501934080
https://twitter.com/btdill/status/785323754528313344
https://twitter.com/drew_tomlinson/status/785323888616075264
https://twitter.com/Jason00Cohen/status/785324791171543040
https://twitter.com/JustinVerlander/status/785335620344225793

https://twitter.com/JustinVerlander/status/785574240548376576
https://twitter.com/JustinVerlander/status/785574322710597632

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[7figz]

Y'all boy Mayweather on that bs too. Always told y'all he was a clown but people on this site and blacks in general stayed on his dick

Dude been a piece of shit, but let these niggas tell it, he's the greatest black man on earth or something.

I dont think niggas thought he was that it was more that dude was one of the best boxers on the planet and it was great seein him rack up wins, and not to mention cacs angry about it

Exactly. Perfect example of the other thread - people unable to separate the athlete from his personal life.

 

[blackrain]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/bigeast/2016/10/11/john-thompson-iii-says-georgetown-wont-shy-away-any-anthem-protests/91902294/

John Thompson III says Georgetown won't shy away from any protests

NEW YORK — Nearly 18 years ago, Georgetown coach John Thompson walked off the court before his Hoyas were to play Boston College.

The move, made to protest Proposition 42, a controversial NCAA rule denying scholarships to freshmen who failed to qualify academically, sparked a great deal of attention.

Last season, the Hoyas — coached by Thompson’s son — were the first college team to don “I can’t breathe” T-shirts to draw attention to Eric Garner’s final words before he died after a police officer put him in a chokehold during an arrest for selling loose cigarettes. Players said they decided to wear the shirts to honor the families of black men, like Garner, who had lost their lives at the hands of white police officers. These shirts, too, received a tremendous amount of headlines.

Clearly, Georgetown is not a basketball program that shies away from issues of social justice.

“Pops walking out on prop 42, that’s the same thing that Colin Kaepernick did,” John Thompson III said Tuesday at Big East media day. “It raised awareness, caused discussion and eventually got legislation changed.”

The younger Thompson believes we’re still in the early stages of the current protest, which began with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick refusing to stand during the national anthem. Other NFL players, college football players and even soccer star Megan Rapinoe have joined in on the protest; some have knelt during the anthem, and others have raised fists. Those who have joined the protest have explained their reasoning for doing so —from putting a spotlight on the issue of police brutality and racial profiling to actions that involve outreach to local police departments and meetings with state officials.

“I think when Colin Kaepernick started this … I think he wanted to initiate — and I don’t want to speak for him, obviously he took a bold stance — he wanted to initiate discussion, to create discussion,” Thompson III said. “And then, to hopefully help facilitate change and understanding. Do I think we’re still in the infancy stages of that? Yes, I do. But I think it’s a process.”

Thompson said he and his players have had discussions about what’s going on, but at this time have not decided to join the protest, or what actions they would take were they to join.

“When and if they bring that to me, the guys will talk about it and we’ll go from there,” he said. “We did this last year with the ‘I can’t breathe’ T-shirts. It’s not just a question of, hey, let’s protest. It’s once we have discussions and I feel comfortable that they understand what they’re doing and why they’re doing it as opposed to it being — I don’t want to minimize it by saying a fad, because that doesn’t sound right — but at the end of the day, everything that the guys in the NBA do, whether it’s braiding your hair, wearing an arm sleeve, wearing the under-tights or protests — everything they do, the collegiate kids are going to want to do. But we have to understand that it’s not that simple. We’ve had discussions about what’s going on.”

The key, Thompson said, is educating the players so they know what the issues at hand are really about. And what their potential actions would mean in that context.

For these Hoyas, those are conversations that have come before them and will surely come after, too.

“We’ve never shied away from issues, whether it be Prop 42 or taking Allen Iverson out of jail,” Thompson III said. “It’s something we’ve never run from.”

Yes I love my hometown b-ball team the Georgetown Hoyas even though I want Thompson III fired cause he fucking up the program.

I have to say him nor his father was ever on any sucka shit though!

Coach Thompson was out here telling niggas like Rayful Edmond's to stay the fuck away from his players and the games. He been about that since forever. Always tell people there's 4 people from DC you can't insult without damn near catching hands. Marvin Gaye, Chuck Brown, Marion Bary and Coach Thompson