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Probe Underway After Teen Gets Racist Messages for Kneeling
Probe Underway After Teen Gets Racist Messages for Kneeling
Probe Underway After Teen Gets Racist Messages for Kneeling
BRUNSWICK, Ohio (AP) — Police and the NAACP are investigating after an Ohio high school football player says he received hateful, racist messages after kneeling during the national anthem before a game. Rodney Axson Jr. says he kneeled because teammates on his Brunswick High School team used ethnic slurs to refer to the opposing suburban Cleveland team — which has mostly black players — prior to a
Complaint Filed Says Rule Discriminates Against Minority Players
Complaint Filed Says Rule Discriminates Against Minority Players
Complaint Filed Says Rule Discriminates Against Minority Players
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Complaints filed with the NAACP allege a rule adopted during the desegregation era in Kansas to limit the number of out-of-state players on community college basketball and football teams students. The Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference earlier this month rejected efforts to throw the rule out, even though some colleges are struggling to fill rosters with Kansas playe