Who cares?
These are nice gestures but this is not what black people want. Symbolism is just that symbols, they don’t mean anything.
The NFL using a study saying black men aren’t as smart as white men from birth as a way to not give retired black players their concussion settlements was a real tangible thing.
You can’t try to offset that with a song.
Front Office Sports has the details.
The NFL also plans to make “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — often referred to as the Black national anthem — a prominent part of all big league events, said sources. They will likely highlight victims of racial injustice with a “Say Their Stories” project, as well.
The effort will kick off in the 2021 preseason, which starts Aug. 5. NFL end zones will include messages such as “End Racism” and “Inspire Change.” The campaign will move into high gear with the NFL Kickoff game.
The league wants to showcase the Black national anthem in all “tentpole events” moving forward, said another source. That will include the Super Bowl, NFL Playoffs, NFL Draft, and NFL Kickoff game.
This isn’t necessary.
Just show us what you are doing off the field or give Colin Kaepernick a workout.
Just saying “End Racism” does absolutely nothing it is like me saying “End Homelessness” and think I have done a good job at helping do that.
Sad.
Flip the page for the NFL racist concussion settlement test they just stopped using.