Unit 4: Black Lives Matter (Tle G1)

 A Silence That Speaks Volumes (Part 2)

The document under study is a news report from Al Jazeera English published in 2017. It is about the famous African-American NFL player Colin Kaepernick who protested during the national anthem by putting a knee down to denounce police brutality against African-Americans. To do so, he had to be very courageous. At the time of the action, he was 29 years old. His action was significant as it went viral in the media, even Trump mentioned it in one of his rallies. In the mid-time, the Black lives Matter movement was also growing due to the mistreatment black people were going through in that period.

As a consequence, Kaepernick lost his contract with his NFL team. No other team wanted to hire him. On top of that, his detractors were saying that the reason why no team wanted to have him was not because of his protest action but because of his athletic performance that was degrading. Eventually, Kaepernick suffered from a form of injustice because the NFL used him as an example to intimidate the other players.

Nevertheless, there are still some protest gestures done by other athletes even nowadays as Keapernick started a sort of movement.

Homework: Learn the lesson.

Be ready for a Reading Comprehension on the Theme of the Chapter on Tuesday April 29th