Kneeling by Cardeno C.

Kneeling shows deference and respect - proposing marriage, praying. Players kneeling during the anthem show their respect for what our country promises to be and remind us that the respect isn't yet given equally to all who live here, in particular people of color. They do so because they have a platform and some level of power others don't. They do so because they want you to hear them.

If you can't see that, consider listening more. Then listen again. And then again.

Remember that Rosa Parks wasn't protesting transportation. Remember that the people at the diner counters weren't protesting food. Remember Reverend King's words as he sat in a Birmingham jail for protesting. Remember yourself as a child when you first heard these stories and wondered how anyone could have gotten angry at these people, these causes, these protests.

And then look at what you're saying and doing now. How are you using the platforms and power available to you to help others?
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