Kelly Price made a surprising announcement on Instagram that left many confused.  The Grammy-nominated singer announced that she will be singing the National Anthem for the upcoming boxing match between rapper Soulja Boy, and singer Chris Brown.  Wait…WHAT?! Price re-posted the above photo from rapper 50 Cent, who originally made the announcement.  Price stated in the photo’s […]

Many families gather on Thanksgiving day for family, food, fellowship, and of course football.  The 74-year-old “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin, quickly became the topic of discussion at dinner tables across the country after singing the National Anthem before the Detroit Lions-Minnesota Vikings game. The National Anthem has been sung by many, usually taking up a minute […]

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A Texas youth football team received death threats after kneeling during the National Anthem.

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday reignited controversy about his role in the birther movement after he refused “again to acknowledge that President Obama was born in the United States,” writes The New York Times. The move prompted his campaign, not Trump, to release a statement saying the candidate believes the president was indeed […]

GETTY IMAGES: Jamie Foxx won’t be protesting the National Anthem anytime soon, and for one simple reason – he’s happy with America. TMZ caught the longtime entertainer stepping out of Goal in West Hollywood Tuesday night and asked about football players and Chris Brown sitting out the Star Spangled Banner recently. After dodging the question […]

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The NFL kicked off its 2016 season with fans upset over Colin Kaepernick's protest and the booing of Pres. Obama's video taped message.

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During Monday's edition of NewsOne Now, Roland Martin and his panel of guests discussed the ongoing Kaepernick saga and the protest action that seems to be slowly picking up momentum.

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ESPN's Bomani Jones spoke with Roland Martin about the ongoing and escalating controversy surrounding NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

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The controversy surrounding San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's comments on his anthem protest continue.

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Ever since the news first broke that San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick publicly announced that he would no longer stand during the national anthem due to the way black people are treated in this country, there have been a flood of opinions of both support and disagreement. On Tuesday, former NFL player Rodney Harrison […]

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, is vowing to sit during the national anthem in protest over police killings of African-Americans. Is he being anti-American by expressing his right to protest which is covered under the First Amendment of the Constitution?