Malcolm X once said, “If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything!” and I want to make sure my children understand what they will stand for.If you want to Help Kids Memorize the Star-Spangled Banner, then I’ve got just the July 4th print for you! Bringing about attention and implementing change is the only way America will be able to overcome our deeply-rooted and scarred past as a nation. As we see an increase in protests and media coverage surrounding the death and violence towards unarmed Black men and women killed by offenders who are rarely convicted, emotions will continue to rise. I also want them to understand that America has a larger issue of systemic racism that is embedded in all social institutions, structures, and social relations within our society. I want my children to understand that they have rights that should be exercised. Our veterans have fought to protect our right to freedom of speech, press, religion, and to peacefully assemble. The debate has turned into a question of respect or disrespect toward our country and our veterans, while losing the true focus of his peaceful protest: the social and racial injustices to people of color in America. Not one NFL team has offered Kaepernick a contract and America has divided and taken sides on this issue. Many Americans, including our 45th president, have come out and said hateful and demeaning things about Kaepernick for this act. To this day, he still does not have a contract offer. Many people believe it is a direct result of his open stance and kneeling during the playing of the national anthem. Once Kaepernick became a free agent, he was not offered another NFL contract. They agreed to kneel because it is seen as a respectful gesture. They kneeled during the national anthem as a form of peaceful protest. After that meeting, they agreed to use their platforms as professional athletes in the NFL to speak for those who are voiceless. After his third pre-season game, he and his former teammate, Eric Reid, consulted with a former NFL player and retired Green Beret, Nate Boyer. Over a year ago, Kaepernick first decided to sit at a pre-season game during the national anthem to protest police brutality. These players and owners did this to show their support for former NFL player, Colin Kaepernick, and to raise awareness about social and racial injustices in America.Ĭolin Kaepernick is the former quarterback for the San Francisco 49’ers. I am sure you all have seen the recent media coverage and Twitter comments made by the president of the United States in regard to the NFL players and owners who decided to “take a knee” or stand, locked in arms during the singing of the national anthem. This song is sung in schools, at military ceremonies, and at the beginning of sporting events. We have been taught to stand and sing along, with our hands over our heart while the “Star Spangled Banner” plays to show our love and respect for our country.
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