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NFL Owners Can Do More to Fight Racial Injustice
Will they put
their money
where their
mouth is?
J eSSicah P ierre
When
Colin
Kaepernick began to
protest during the na-
tional anthem at NFL
games last year, he
made his intent very
clear. “I am not going to stand up
to show pride in a flag for a coun-
try that oppresses black people
and people of color,” Kaepernick
told NFL Media.
“To me, this is bigger than foot-
ball,” he explained, “and it would
be selfish on my part to look the
other way. There are bodies in
the street and people getting paid
leave and getting away with mur-
der.”
Kaepernick made the brave de-
cision to do this mostly alone —
and of course faced the backlash
and took the heat on his own. That
was until President Trump decid-
ed to attack black sports players
who raised awareness about racial
injustice.
At a campaign rally in Ala-
bama, Trump called out NFL play-
ers that chose to take a knee or sit
during the anthem. “Wouldn’t you
by
love to see one of these NFL own-
ers, when somebody disrespects
our flag, say, ‘Get that son of a
b*tch off the field right now’?”
Trump asked.
The following Sunday, a far
greater number of NFL
players stood up for those
who protest inequity during
the national anthem — and
were joined, surprisingly,
by many of the team owners
Trump called out to.
While this was a good
show of solidarity, it led
no wonder that issues around race
are making their way into the NFL
spotlight.
Black issues have never been
a concern for NFL officials when
it came to causes worthy of their
monetary support. Instead, many
NFL officials have donated mil-
lions to causes that were openly
hostile to the Black Lives Matter
movement — such as the Trump
campaign.
CNN Money reports that “at
least $7.75 million of the $106
million raised for Trump’s inau-
African-American males
are only 6 percent of the
United States population, but
comprise nearly 70 percent
of NFL players.
some to wonder whether the NFL
actually cares about black lives,
or whether team owners were just
looking to distance themselves
from Trump’s problematic and di-
visive comments.
African-American males are
only 6 percent of the United States
population, but comprise nearly
70 percent of NFL players. It’s
gural committee came from NFL
owners and the league.” Several
owners, many of whom supported
Trump — and seven of whom had
donated at least $1 million to him
— released statements denounc-
ing Trump’s comments.
Yet none have used their eco-
nomic power to actually address
the problem that brought the pro-
test on in the first place.
Now would be a fine time to
take the next step. While there
are a number of ways the league
can contribute to this movement,
there’s one obvious way: support-
ing the Colin Kaepernick Founda-
tion.
After Kaepernick began to
raise awareness on the field, he
put his money where his mouth
is and created a foundation aimed
at fighting oppression of all kinds
globally, through education and
social activism. Through this
foundation, he made a pledge to
“donate one million dollars plus
all the proceeds of my jersey sales
from the 2016 season to organiza-
tions working in oppressed com-
munities.”
Imagine what could really tran-
spire if NFL officials decided to
make this same commitment.
We need to hold the NFL ac-
countable, just as we do for other
powerful American organizations.
Taking a knee, banding arms, and
releasing statements of support is
easy compared to what the league
can actually do to help fight racial
injustice.
It’s time for the NFL to stand up
for black lives and the rights of all
Americans.
Jessicah Pierre is the inequali-
ty media specialist at the Institute
for Policy Studies. Distributed by
OtherWords.org.