Former NFL Quarterback Colin Kaepernick Paying for Autopsies for Police Related Deaths
By The Vanguard Staff ATLANTA, GA – Former NFL star quarterback Colin Kaepernick—in effect, blackballed because he…
Student Opinion: Give Reform A Chance
By Jacob Derin Colin Kaepernick’s recent essay, “The Demand For Abolition,” calling for the elimination of policing and prisons,…
Student Opinion: Liberty and Justice for Some
By Jacob Derin Last Thursday, fans booed players on the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans for…
City of Sacramento Sued Over Law Making It Illegal to Not Stand for the National Anthem
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – In what could be one of the most…
The Spirit of 1968 Lives on Today in Athletes Like Colin Kaepernick
By Jeffery Robinson In 1968, rage over the United States’ treatment of Black America was boiling over….
A Louisiana Mayor’s Ban of Nike Products Violates the First Amendment
By Alanah Odoms Hebert and Brian Haus The mayor of Kenner, Louisiana, doesn’t seem to like Colin…
I Fought for Our Country. Now NFL Players Are Kneeling for Me.
By Samuel Innocent I’m a veteran of the U.S. Army. So it may come as a surprise…
Trump Turns to the ‘Southern Strategy’ in Attacking NFL Players
By Jeffery Robinson If Donald Trump is not a white supremacist, his actions and words show a…
Kaepernick Stood Up for Justice by Kneeling
By Jeffery Robinson Colin Kaepernick has not been involved in “off-field” scandals, has committed no crime, and…
Sunday Commentary: Trump’s War on Black Athletes
A year ago this would have been a column that would have been hard to fathom, but…
Monday Morning Thoughts: National Anthem Protests and Local Patriotic Observances
Last week, Seattle Seahawk defensive lineman Michael Bennett sat once again during the national anthem, but something…
Kaepernick Kneeled So That We May All Stand Taller
by Faith Barksdale It’s hard to speak with your face pressed against concrete. Or when you can’t…
