SIU cheerleaders Ariahn Hunt, Alasyia Brandy, both of Chicago, and Czarina Tinker, of Nashville, Tennessee, speak in front of a packed crowd Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, during the Carbondale NAACP Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast in the SIU Student Center. The girls were recognized for their willingness to protest police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem at sporting events. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)