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To: Honey_Bee who wrote (41972)8/21/2017 11:47:23 AM
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Colin Kaepernick to be featured in African American history museum; still no Clarence Thomas


In this Oct. 2, 2016, file photo, from left, San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Eli Harold, quarterback Colin Kaepernick, center, and safety Eric Reid kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Santa ... more >
By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times - Monday, August 21, 2017
The National Museum of African American History and Culture will feature items related to embattled NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, but still has no plans to mention Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Harry Edwards, a sociologist who contributed to the museum’s exhibition on race in sports, said he donated some of Mr. Kaepernick’s game-worn gear and encouraged museum director Lonnie Bunch to put it on display as soon as possible.

“I said, ‘Don’t wait 50 years to try to get some memorabilia and so forth on Kaepernick,’ ” Mr. Edwards told USA Today. “‘Let me give you a game jerseys, some shoes, a picture. … And it should be put right there alongside Muhammad Ali. He’s this generation’s Ali.’”

The gear is not on display yet. The museum’s curator of sports, Damion Thomas, said he expects it will take a year or two for the objects to be rotated in.

Mr. Kaepernick is the former 49ers quarterback who, in a protest over police shootings of black men, refused to stand for the national anthem before football games last season.

NFL game viewership was down 8 percent last season, and a survey released by J.D. Power in July found that the protests were the top reason fans said they watched fewer football games.

Mr. Kaepernick said he will discontinue the protests if he plays this season, but has still not signed with a new team.

News of Mr. Kaepernick’s inclusion in the black history museum comes as Justice Thomas, the second black man and one of the most influential jurists to sit upon the U.S. Supreme Court, remains absent from its exhibitions.

The museum does, however, mention Anita Hill, the woman who accused Justice Thomas of sexual harassment during his 1991 Senate confirmation hearing. There is a pin-back button that reads, “I believe Anita Hill,” in the museum’s 37,000-object collection.

The museum also contains exhibits on the Black Panthers, hip-hop and the Black Lives Matter movement.

When asked about Justice Thomas’ omission, the museum previously said that content decisions are determined by “themes, not individuals.”

The Smithsonian Institution has not responded to a request for comment about Mr. Kaepernick’s inclusion in the museum.



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Her call to kill is enough of a green-light for the right lunatic to assassinate. She is guilty, charge her and put her behind bars.



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WINNING! Federal Judge Orders IRS to Reveal Names of People Who Targeted Tea Party Groups


Aug 21st, 2017 12:13 pm by Cristina Laila A federal judge has ordered the IRS to release the names of specific employees involved in targeting Tea Party groups. ...