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Etan Thomas: Why I Attended a Protest of the NFL’s Blackballing of Kaepernick

Protests at the league office in New York City.

Dave Zirin

May 30, 2017

Colin Kaepernick, middle, kneels with his teammates before a game on September 25, 2016.(USA Today Sports / Joe Nicholson)

This week we talk to 10-year NBA veteran and author Etan Thomas about why he attended a protest against the “blackballing” of free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick at NFL headquarters, as well as the role of Kaepernick’s black critics in the media.

Also, we speak to economist Andy Schwarz who has “concocted a plan to radically challenge the college industrial complex.”

We also have words about the racist murder of Richard Collins III on the UMD campus.

Etan Thomas Twitter: @etanthomas36  Fatherhood: Rising to the Ultimate Challenge

Andy Schwarz  Twitter: @andyhre Sportsgeekonomics  

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Dave ZirinTwitterDave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.


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