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Special Issue: Protest

Student-Veteran at CCSJ Says There’s No Debate: You Must Stand for the National Anthem


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 01 Dec 2017   Posted by Jesse Fuerte

In 2004, I joined the United States Coast Guard because I wanted to raise $5,000 for a down payment on a house, not because of some of sense of patriotism or patriotic duty. During my time in the Coast Guard, I learned values that have formed the man I am today. When those values are violated--such...

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To Stand or Not to Stand, That’s the Question Concerning the National Anthem


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 01 Dec 2017   Posted by Oliden Herrera

It all began on August 26, 2016. That’s when the San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick’s began kneeling for the National Anthem. A photo of the All-Pro quarterback was shot of him kneeling. His reason? He didn’t want to stand for a country that oppresses people of color. More than a year...

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Even among African-Americans, National Anthem Debate Not Clear-Cut


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 01 Dec 2017   Posted by David Whitaker

Johnathon Short and Timothy Jones have a lot in common. Both are from Chicago’s South Side. Both consider themselves men of God. Short is a deacon and Jones a pastor at the same Baptist church. But in the ongoing debate over whether NFL football players should stand for the National Anthem,...

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CCSJ Student-Athletes Weigh in on Anthem Controversy


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 01 Dec 2017   Posted by Sebastian Caballero

For Mikyl “Mickey” Fleming, there’s no doubt what he would do if given the opportunity: He would kneel during the national anthem. “I am very passionate about this issue. I wouldn’t do it to disrespect the flag, I just want to take a stand in something I believe in to raise awareness,”...

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NWI Has Differing Views about NFL Protests


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 01 Dec 2017   Posted by Emily Pinkerton

In recent months, NFL protesting has become prevalent and many have added their opinion. I can see the reasoning behind the protests but the prominent conflict within myself is whether the environment, where the protests took place, was the appropriate setting. To gain some clarity, I sought the opinions...

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Some Religions Don’t Allow for Standing during the National Anthem


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 01 Dec 2017   Posted by Chante'l Johnson

With the controversy of kneeling for the national anthem at a fever pitch, it made me think about other people who never stood for the national anthem. For decades, religious groups such as the Jehovah’s Witnesses have never stood for the national anthem, and it has never caused the type of controversy...

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