San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick refuses to stand for the national anthem. He claims to be doing this as a means of protesting racial oppression in America. But once again this points out the hypocrisy of celebrities, athletes, and politicians. While he is making a reported salary of about $18 million dollars, he does a lot of talking and no action. Has he gone into the underprivileged areas, spoken to low-income youth, attempted to make these areas safer? Kaepernick explained why he is making this stand, refusing to rise for the “Star Spangled Banner”: “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder. This is not something that I am going to run by anybody. I am not looking for approval. I have to stand...(Read Full Article)