MCPS MS Black History Month Spotlight - Colin Kaepernick

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our MCPS MS highlights a person every day for Black History Month. For the most part, they tend to not focus on athletes -- Jordan Peele, Michelle Obama have been prior spotlights. Today's choice was Colin Kaepernick, along with this blurb:

"Colin Kaepernick played quarterback for the SF 49ers for six seasons. He is now a free agent in the NFL. In 2016, he took a knee during the national anthem to protest racism and police brutality. His actions also made other NFL players do the same. Kaepernick now advocates for ohers. He's donated more than $1 million to community groups, and has his "Know Your Rights Camp", an advocate group for self empowerment for people of color. He has also created Kaepernick Publishing, partnering with Audible to create opportunities for black and brown writers, authors and creators to control their narratives and retain ownership of their work."

Whether you support Kaepernick or not, would you support him as a choice for Black History Month spotlight? Seems like a peculiar choice, when there are so many other options.

Shameful.

Makes a mockery of BHM.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Kaepernick is the modern day Muhammed Ali.

Did Muhamad Ali spread hate?

Remember when Muhammad Ali refused to be drafted and was convicted of draft evasion?

There are lots of people citing Muhammad Ali and MLK as heroes now, who then would have been saying exactly the same stuff they're saying about Colin Kaepernick now.

That's a good point. Ali said that he couldn't fight in Vietnam because of his religion lmao

LMAO - he was right. we should not have been in Vietnam it was a political war not one to ensure national security.

Donny had a bone spur. now that is LMAO

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kaepernick is the modern day Muhammed Ali.

Did Muhamad Ali spread hate?

Remember when Muhammad Ali refused to be drafted and was convicted of draft evasion?

There are lots of people citing Muhammad Ali and MLK as heroes now, who then would have been saying exactly the same stuff they're saying about Colin Kaepernick now.

Very true. “In the years leading up to his assassination, the preacher and civil rights activist was less popular than ever. A 1966 Gallup poll found that almost two-thirds of Americans had an unfavorable opinion of Dr. King and a third had a positive opinion, a 26 point unfavorable rate increase from 1963.”
https://www.newsweek.com/martin-luther-king-jr-was-not-always-popular-back-day-780387

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kaepernick is the modern day Muhammed Ali.

Did Muhamad Ali spread hate?

Remember when Muhammad Ali refused to be drafted and was convicted of draft evasion?

There are lots of people citing Muhammad Ali and MLK as heroes now, who then would have been saying exactly the same stuff they're saying about Colin Kaepernick now.

That's a good point. Ali said that he couldn't fight in Vietnam because of his religion lmao

THANK YOU.
+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kaepernick is the modern day Muhammed Ali.

Did Muhamad Ali spread hate?

Remember when Muhammad Ali refused to be drafted and was convicted of draft evasion?

There are lots of people citing Muhammad Ali and MLK as heroes now, who then would have been saying exactly the same stuff they're saying about Colin Kaepernick now.

That's a good point. Ali said that he couldn't fight in Vietnam because of his religion lmao

LMAO - he was right. we should not have been in Vietnam it was a political war not one to ensure national security.

Donny had a bone spur. now that is LMAO

Yeah, he couldn't fight because he said it was against Islam. Hasn't stopped anyone else before or since.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kaepernick is the modern day Muhammed Ali.

Did Muhamad Ali spread hate?

Remember when Muhammad Ali refused to be drafted and was convicted of draft evasion?

There are lots of people citing Muhammad Ali and MLK as heroes now, who then would have been saying exactly the same stuff they're saying about Colin Kaepernick now.

That's a good point. Ali said that he couldn't fight in Vietnam because of his religion lmao

LMAO - he was right. we should not have been in Vietnam it was a political war not one to ensure national security.

Donny had a bone spur. now that is LMAO

Yeah, he couldn't fight because he said it was against Islam. Hasn't stopped anyone else before or since.

Too bad it’s not against Christianity to kill... oh wait ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Spotlight:

Most people call her "Lash," but LaShyra Nolen’s name is hardly the only unique thing about her. Last year, she became the first black woman ever elected as class president of Harvard Medical School (HMS).

Born in Compton, California, and educated in Los Angeles, Lash grew up with big dreams and equally daunting challenges. Despite not seeing black women leadership reflected in society in general, she found inspiration in the strength of the women around her. Lash’s mom had her when she was only 18 years old. But as a single mom, she got her masters, while working numerous jobs to support Lash’s dreams. Today, Lash is a Fulbright Scholar, activist, and an emerging leader in medicine.



”Our society has a way of implicitly reminding young black girls what they cannot achieve and what they cannot be, while explicitly giving the green light to white men. For those same reasons I almost didn't apply to HMS. It wasn't until my mentors told me that I was capable of being a student at a place like this. And there are so many young girls out there who are excellent and deserve access to opportunity, but won't take the leap because society tells them that it's not for them. So no matter how crazy it might sound, no matter if someone in your family has done it or not, just go get it, because you miss 100% of the shots you don't take.”

She leads by example.

What has CK done other than to take a knee and sell out to Nike after a washed up career?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Spotlight:

Most people call her "Lash," but LaShyra Nolen’s name is hardly the only unique thing about her. Last year, she became the first black woman ever elected as class president of Harvard Medical School (HMS).

Born in Compton, California, and educated in Los Angeles, Lash grew up with big dreams and equally daunting challenges. Despite not seeing black women leadership reflected in society in general, she found inspiration in the strength of the women around her. Lash’s mom had her when she was only 18 years old. But as a single mom, she got her masters, while working numerous jobs to support Lash’s dreams. Today, Lash is a Fulbright Scholar, activist, and an emerging leader in medicine.



”Our society has a way of implicitly reminding young black girls what they cannot achieve and what they cannot be, while explicitly giving the green light to white men. For those same reasons I almost didn't apply to HMS. It wasn't until my mentors told me that I was capable of being a student at a place like this. And there are so many young girls out there who are excellent and deserve access to opportunity, but won't take the leap because society tells them that it's not for them. So no matter how crazy it might sound, no matter if someone in your family has done it or not, just go get it, because you miss 100% of the shots you don't take.”

She leads by example.

What has CK done other than to take a knee and sell out to Nike after a washed up career?

Overy $1M worth of donations to various organizations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Spotlight:

Most people call her "Lash," but LaShyra Nolen’s name is hardly the only unique thing about her. Last year, she became the first black woman ever elected as class president of Harvard Medical School (HMS).

Born in Compton, California, and educated in Los Angeles, Lash grew up with big dreams and equally daunting challenges. Despite not seeing black women leadership reflected in society in general, she found inspiration in the strength of the women around her. Lash’s mom had her when she was only 18 years old. But as a single mom, she got her masters, while working numerous jobs to support Lash’s dreams. Today, Lash is a Fulbright Scholar, activist, and an emerging leader in medicine.



”Our society has a way of implicitly reminding young black girls what they cannot achieve and what they cannot be, while explicitly giving the green light to white men. For those same reasons I almost didn't apply to HMS. It wasn't until my mentors told me that I was capable of being a student at a place like this. And there are so many young girls out there who are excellent and deserve access to opportunity, but won't take the leap because society tells them that it's not for them. So no matter how crazy it might sound, no matter if someone in your family has done it or not, just go get it, because you miss 100% of the shots you don't take.”

She leads by example.

What has CK done other than to take a knee and sell out to Nike after a washed up career?

Overy $1M worth of donations to various organizations.

and?

Throwing money at causes isn't my idea of a being a role model.

Lead by example.

Kicking around a football and then taking a knee isn't leading.

Nolen used her brain. She needs to be highlighted for overcoming obstacles CK never faced as a kid.