Colin Kaepernick - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com The Nation's Oldest Black Collegiate Newspaper Mon, 21 Nov 2022 19:04:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-NewHilltopLogo-32x32.jpg Colin Kaepernick - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com 32 32 248273635 “Kaepernick & America”: A Screening and Discussion Held at Howard University https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2022/11/21/kaepernick-america-a-screening-and-discussion-held-at-howard-university/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kaepernick-america-a-screening-and-discussion-held-at-howard-university Mon, 21 Nov 2022 19:03:58 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=16564 Howard University’s student chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (HUABJ) hosted a screening of the documentary “Kaepernick & America” in the auditorium of the School of Social Work. The “Kaepernick & America” documentary, directed by Ross Hockrow and Tommy Walker, highlights the controversy surrounding former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick who began […]

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]]> 16564 Opinion: Reflecting on the Six Year Anniversary of Colin Kaepernick’s NFL Protest  https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2022/09/06/opinion-reflecting-on-the-six-year-anniversary-of-colin-kaepernicks-nfl-protest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-reflecting-on-the-six-year-anniversary-of-colin-kaepernicks-nfl-protest Tue, 06 Sep 2022 13:00:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=15829 On Aug. 14, 2016, Colin Kaeprnick embarked on what would become one of the most  influential protests in American history. The protest would go unnoticed that day, and unnoticed again a week later during an Aug. 20 game, but on Aug. 26, after a preseason loss to the Green Bay Packers, a viral tweet made […]

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]]> 15829 Blackballed for Protest: From Mahmoud Abdul Rauf to Eric Reid https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2018/03/30/blackballed-for-protest-from-mahmoud-abdul-rauf-to-eric-reid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blackballed-for-protest-from-mahmoud-abdul-rauf-to-eric-reid Sat, 31 Mar 2018 01:32:49 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=11309 By: Lawrence Dow, Sports Editor (@LJeeeeezy)   Eric Reid was one of the first players to kneel alongside Colin Kaepernick while they were both teammates for the San Francisco 49ers during the 20162017 season. Reid continued his protest this season, repeatedly kneeling during the season. As a free agent this year, Reid has yet to […]

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]]> 11309 Maverick or Menace: Colin Kaepernick’s Free Agency Bout https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2017/04/03/maverick-or-menace-colin-kaepernicks-free-agency-bout/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maverick-or-menace-colin-kaepernicks-free-agency-bout Mon, 03 Apr 2017 16:06:24 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=9447 By Ayanna Alexander, Contributing Writer Posted 12:05 PM EST, Mon., April 3, 2017 It’s been three weeks since the start of the NFL free agency and quarterback Colin Kaepernick is still unemployed. This has left many questioning why a former Super Bowl contender is now struggling to find a team to call home. Even President Trump commented […]

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]]> 9447 COLUMN: Divided We Sit: The Player Who Won’t Stand for America https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2016/09/01/column-divided-we-sit-the-player-who-wont-stand-for-america/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=column-divided-we-sit-the-player-who-wont-stand-for-america Thu, 01 Sep 2016 23:21:03 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=7007 By Brittany Webb, Sports Editor Posted 7:20 PM EST, Thurs., Sept. 1, 2016 On Aug. 25, Colin Kaepernick made headlines for refusing to stand for the National Anthem before kickoff in the San Francisco 49ers’ preseason game against the Green Bay Packers. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a […]

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