Jackson: Going from Picking Cotton Balls to Picking Footballs Without Freedom Is Not Much Progress

[excerpt SHARPE How much ░░░░░░░░ do you think the ░░░░░░░░ have had so far ░░░░░░░░ It s raised the ░░░░░░░░ about a lot of ░░░░░░░░ For instance the ownership ░░░░░░░░ the league reflects the ░░░░░░░░ IQ It says a ░░░░░░░░ about the social strata ░░░░░░░░ song itself has a ░░░░░░░░ meaning to us the ░░░░░░░░ anthem but it s ░░░░░░░░ by a slave owner ░░░░░░░░ Scott Key Another thing ░░░░░░░░ third verse No refuge ░░░░░░░░ save the hireling and ░░░░░░░░ From the terror of ░░░░░░░░ or the gloom of ░░░░░░░░ grave That s in ░░░░░░░░ same song It was ░░░░░░░░ about the flag That ░░░░░░░░ Trump s issue The ░░░░░░░░ was about racial disparity ░░░░░░░░ the issue had to ░░░░░░░░ with Rodney King beaten ░░░░░░░░ death Trayvon Martin killed ░░░░░░░░ the killer walked free ░░░░░░░░ killed in New York ░░░░░░░░ the police walk free ░░░░░░░░ he knelt before the ░░░░░░░░ He didn t desecrate ░░░░░░░░ flag he didn t ░░░░░░░░ to burn the flag ░░░░░░░░ didn t put up ░░░░░░░░ Confederate flag which is ░░░░░░░░ anti American flag My ░░░░░░░░ had to sit behind ░░░░░░░░ Nazi prisoner of war ░░░░░░░░ the military bases with ░░░░░░░░ flag flying The flag ░░░░░░░░ this is not about ░░░░░░░░ flag but the flag ░░░░░░░░ represent all of us ░░░░░░░░ oftentimes it does not ░░░░░░░░ Colin Kaepernick took a ░░░░░░░░ not sure he realized ░░░░░░░░ was risking his job ░░░░░░░░ it appears he has ░░░░░░░░ his job What has ░░░░░░░░ meant to you as ░░░░░░░░ of the face of ░░░░░░░░ movement within the National ░░░░░░░░ League JACKSON In the ░░░░░░░░ tradition of Muhammad Ali ░░░░░░░░ went and changed his ░░░░░░░░ and from his religious ░░░░░░░░ against the war they ░░░░░░░░ his title They said ░░░░░░░░ can have the title ░░░░░░░░ you can t have ░░░░░░░░ championship He said I ░░░░░░░░ that Curt Flood You ░░░░░░░░ sell me All the ░░░░░░░░ agents around the world ░░░░░░░░ their wages and their ░░░░░░░░ to Curt Flood who ░░░░░░░░ the price of rebelling ░░░░░░░░ the system of oppression ░░░░░░░░ in many ways it ░░░░░░░░ oppressive To go from ░░░░░░░░ cotton balls to picking ░░░░░░░░ and basketballs without freedom ░░░░░░░░ not very much progress ░░░░░░░░ s just a lateral ░░░░░░░░ What strikes me in ░░░░░░░░ the reason they have ░░░░░░░░ stand up is when ░░░░░░░░ President says Fire them ░░░░░░░░ calls them sons of ░░░░░░░░ These aren t sons ░░░░░░░░ bitches they are sons ░░░░░░░░ mothers who produce champions ░░░░░░░░ comes out strong and ░░░░░░░░ President comes out strong ░░░░░░░░ guys have no guaranteed ░░░░░░░░ Unlike basketball or baseball ░░░░░░░░ are no guaranteed contracts ░░░░░░░░ you stand but don ░░░░░░░░ play tomorrow That s ░░░░░░░░ harassment. That’s illegal.”