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One Fist, One Podium, One Large Reprimand: Olympian speaks about her Pan-American protest and the punishment that followed it

By Tamar Mosby, Editor
October 28, 2020
From left, The San Francisco 49s Eli Harold (58), Colin Kaepernick (7) and Eric Reid (35) kneel during the national anthem before their a game against the Dallas Cowboys on October 2, 2016, at Levis Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Photo courtesy of Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group/TNS.

In the war room with Warfel: The line between facts and opinions

By Adam Warfel, Sports Editor
October 25, 2019
Yingxue Zuo standing next to one of his paintings during his exhibit at the SIU University Museum on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019

SIU graduate displays recent political work ‘The Voice’ at University Museum

By Jacob Lorenz, Staff Reporter
September 5, 2019
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)

SIU Cheerleaders honored at MLK Breakfast

By Jeremy Brown, Staff Reporter
January 15, 2018
Cheerleaders Ariahn Hunt, left, and Alaysia Brandy, center, kneel during the national anthem Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, before the Salukis 69-64 win against the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)

SIU cheerleaders say they are being hidden during national anthem due to kneeling protests

By Brian Munoz and Nathan Dodd
November 29, 2017
Denver Broncos Brandon Marshall kneels during the national anthem before a game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo. (Mark Reis/Colorado Springs Gazette/TNS)

NFL players kneeling during national anthem: How Colin Kaepernick started a movement and why

By Lauren Cook | amNewYork
September 28, 2017
Saluki guard Mike Rodriguez dribbles toward the basket during SIU’s 78-68 victory against Missouri State on Feb. 27, 2016, at SIU Arena. (Jacob Wiegand | @JacobWiegand_DE)

Men’s basketball makes statement on race relations, national anthem

By Sean Carley
October 14, 2016
Chicago Bears fans make their views of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick known during the playing of the national anthem before a pre-season game against the Cleveland Browns on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal/TNS)

Unequal under the flag of the free

By Frank Harris III | The Hartford Courant
September 8, 2016
Chicago Bears fans make their views of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick known during the playing of the national anthem before a pre-season game against the Cleveland Browns on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal/TNS)

Opinion: What’s he protesting, again?

By Karl Taro Greenfield | Los Angeles Times
September 6, 2016
President Obama speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Wednesday, July 27, 2016. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Obama defends Colin Kaepernick’s right to protest

By Christi Parsons | Tribune Washington Bureau
September 5, 2016
Chicago Bears fans make their views of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick known during the playing of the national anthem before a pre-season game against the Cleveland Browns on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal/TNS)

Editorial: The furor over Kaepernick

By Los Angeles Times
September 2, 2016
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