Oakland, California – San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler plans to use his position to speak out against racial injustice and provide a voice for those who are not heard. Kapler and several of his players knelt during the national anthem prior to their 6-2 exhibition victory against the Oakland …
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(Newser) – The third verse of the “Star-Spangled Banner” is not sung publicly often. But among the little-known words are: “No refuge could save the employee and the slave / From the terror of flight or the darkness of the grave.” Tulsa Athletic has decided that this is not the …
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The Tulsa Athletic soccer team announced Wednesday that it will replace the national anthem with Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land” for the remainder of its home games. “After carefully reviewing the lyrics and meaning of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’, including the third verse that mentions’ No refuge could save …
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