Tamika Mallory on NFL national anthem policy

Activists and NFL Players Quash New National Anthem Policy

Amanda Scurlock, Sports WriterMay 31, 2018

Owners of the 32 NFL franchises decided to augment the policy of protesting the National Anthem to punish players who publicly demonstrate during the playing of the song.

Civil Rights Activists, NFL Players React to New National Anthem Policy

Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire ContributorMay 31, 2018

Civil rights activist Tamika Mallory says that the new NFL national anthem policy was an attempt to “resurrect slavery in the 21st century.” Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the playing of the national anthem before NFL games to protest police brutality during the 2016 NFL season.