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San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid (left) and quarterback Colin Kaepernick (right) kneel during the national anthem
BLACKLISTED NFL quarterback and civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick was among eight people today to receive Harvard University’s “highest honour in the field of African and African American studies.”
The WEB Du Bois medal, Harvard explains, is “awarded to individuals in the US and across the globe in recognition of their contributions to African and African-American culture and the life of the mind.”
The award bears the name of US African-American civil rights and peace activist, sociologist, author, Harvard alumni and socialist William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963).
The daughter of a legendary blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter has spoken out against the reactionary move, says MIKE SCHNEIDER
MARJORIE MAYO welcomes challenging insights and thought-provoking criticisms of a number of widely accepted assumptions on the left
LARRY LAGE writes about the growth of tackle football and how it provides female athletes opportunities in a game previously dominated by men