NFL national anthem protests

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/NFL_national_anthem_protests
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf protest
gptkbp:beganIn 2016
gptkbp:controversy employment consequences for players
patriotism vs. free speech
gptkbp:culturalSignificance increased awareness of racial injustice
influence on sports activism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NFL national anthem protests
gptkbp:inspiredBy international attention
similar protests in other sports
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Colin_Kaepernick
gptkbp:legalAspect employment law
First Amendment rights debate
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage widespread
gptkbp:mediaType controversial
symbolic
divisive
gptkbp:method kneeling during national anthem
raising fists during national anthem
gptkbp:NFLPolicyChange 2018 anthem policy
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:2017_mass_protests_after_Trump_comments
gptkb:2018_NFL_anthem_policy_announcement
gptkb:Colin_Kaepernick_kneeling_August_2016
gptkb:Nike_ad_campaign_with_Kaepernick
Colin Kaepernick unsigned after 2016
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Eric_Reid
gptkb:Megan_Rapinoe
gptkb:Michael_Bennett
gptkb:Kenny_Stills
gptkb:Malcolm_Jenkins
gptkbp:numberOfIssues police brutality
racial injustice
gptkbp:opposedBy some politicians
some NFL fans
gptkbp:participants NFL players
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Black_Lives_Matter_movement
civil rights activism
First Amendment rights
gptkbp:response gptkb:media
gptkb:President_Donald_Trump
fans
NFL owners
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:military
NFL policy changes
gptkbp:slogan gptkb:Take_a_Knee
gptkbp:supportedBy civil rights organizations
some athletes
some fans
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2017_controversies_in_the_United_States
gptkb:NFL_protests
gptkb:National_Football_League_controversies
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7