Coalition of National Civil Rights Leaders Condemn NFL’s ‘Censorship of Peaceful Protest’ During the National Anthem

A coalition of leaders of national civil rights organizations released a letter to the National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell objecting to the NFL’s new rule “censoring players’ peaceful protests during the national anthem of police violence against unarmed African Americans and other people of color.”   According to a press release from the coalition, “when players take a knee during the national anthem, they seek to raise awareness of police brutality and violence r