USWNT's reason for no longer taking the knee during the national anthem
USWNT's reason for no longer taking the knee during the national anthem Feb 25, 2021, 1:30 PM GMT Eight of the starting XI took the knee for the USA ahead of their match against Canada | Alex Menendez/Getty Images Following the death of George Floyd in May 2020 - an unarmed black man who was killed by a white police officer - sports teams across the globe have protested against racial inequality by taking the knee. The gesture was first adopted by American Football quarterback Colin Kaepernick in August 2016 when he knelt instead of standing during the US national anthem to protest against po...
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