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Antonio Cromartie Kneels, Raises Fist During USA National Anthem in London

October 2, 2016   ·     ·   Jump to comments

Indianapolis Colts cornerback Antonio Cromartie knelt and raised his fist during the national anthem before Sunday morning's game between the Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars in London.
Mike Tunison of Vice Sports shared the image:
Cromartie, 32, made the same gesture last week, joining a growing number of NFL players to protest police brutality and the treatment of African-Americans and minorities in the United States.
"Everyone wants to say all lives matter, but until black lives start to matter, all lives don't matter," Cromartie said, per Nate Taylor of the Indianapolis Star. "That's what people need to start looking at. When you take a knee, you're talking about everything that goes on in this country."
Cromartie described school systems in the black community as "terrible" and said "you know kids are uneducated in some of those communities," per Fox59.com.
Cromartie's demonstration came a day after some members of the East Carolina University marching band ...

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