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NFL Star Malcolm Jenkins Has Made Over $70 Million From Football: His Grandpa Taught Him the Mentality to ‘Buy Everything in Cash'
Two-time Super Bowl winner Malcolm Jenkins says his grandfather taught him the mentality to “buy everything in cash.” But Jenkins also made some money mistakes early on.
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How Gospel Singer Kirk Franklin's New Special on OWN is Celebrating Black Fatherhood
Grammy Award winning gospel singer Kirk Franklin stops by to discuss his latest special on OWN, ‘They Call Me Dad,’ which celebrates the bond that a group of famous black fathers share with their children.
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NFL Star Wants to Close Legal ‘Loopholes' After Ahmaud Arbery's Death. He's Calling on AG Barr to Help.
More than 60 current and former NFL players and coaches signed their names to a letter to Attorney General William Barr last week asking he use the full force of federal law to investigate the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man followed and fatally shot by white men in his Georgia community on Feb. 23.
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Players Coalition Seeks Federal Probe of Georgia Shooting
The Players Coalition and dozens of professional athletes sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray requesting an immediate federal investigation into the death of Ahmaud Arbery.
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Danielle Outlaw Named Philly's 1st Black Female Police Commissioner
The next police commissioner of Philadelphia will be Portland, Oregon, Police Chief Danielle Outlaw. Outlaw, 44, has served as the top-ranking police official for the West Coast city for a little over two years, since October 2017. She was the first black woman to hold the position, according to her biography on the Portland city website. She will also be...
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‘I'm Fighting for People': Eagles' Malcolm Jenkins Reflects on the Power of Protest
Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins first raised his fist during Week 2 of the 2016 season. It was his version of the protest ignited weeks earlier by 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who decided to sit and later kneel during the national anthem to protest police brutality and other issues. “At the end of the day, I’m fighting for people,” Jenkins...
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'No One Wants the Invite Anyways': Warriors, Cavaliers Say They Won't Go to White House
Stephen Curry and LeBron James spoke their minds last year. They have not changed their minds this year. No matter whose team wins the NBA championship, neither superstar will be at the White House anytime soon.
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NFL Anthem Policy Could Bring New Protest Playbook This Fall
Now that the NFL is drawing the line against players kneeling during the national anthem, athletes protesting police brutality and racial inequality may need to find a new playbook. The question is whether they intend to escalate their protests in some way. “The owners can try to prevent kneeling, but they open another can of worms,” said Randal Maurice Jelks,...
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Trump Lauds NFL Anthem Decision as New Questions Arise
With its popularity threatened and critics stretching all the way to the White House, the NFL just wanted to get past the debate over taking a knee during the national anthem. Put the focus back on football. Instead, the league seemed to muddle the divisive issue even more with a new policy that stirred up defenders of free speech, prompted...
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Michelle Obama, Celebrities Celebrate Philadelphia Students Heading to College
Michelle Obama will be joined by a lineup of celebrities when she honors Philadelphia students for their pursuit of a college education or career in the military at College Signing Day.
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Reid, Still Unsigned, May Want to Return to 49ers
Bengals owner Mike Brown reportedly told Reid he will ban national-anthem protests by players in 2018
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Beating Patriots, Brady 2 Years Ago Gives Eagles Confidence
The Eagles needed touchdowns on a blocked punt, interception return and punt return to beat the New England Patriots the last time the teams met in 2015. They don’t think it’ll take another set of unusual scores to win the Super Bowl. Malcolm Jenkins, Fletcher Cox, Brandon Graham, Vinny Curry, Mychal Kendricks and Beau Allen are six key defensive players...
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NFL Committing $90 Million to Social Justice Causes
The NFL is committing $90 million over the next seven years to social justice causes in a three-segment plan that involves league players.
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Al Sharpton Visits Meek Mill in State Prison in Chester, Pennsylvania
The Rev. Al Sharpton visited imprisoned rapper Meek Mill on Monday, joining the growing chorus of activists and celebrities who have demanded the Philadelphia rapper’s release.
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Colin Kaepernick Says Imprisoned Philly Rapper Meek Mill in ‘Good Spirits'
Colin Kaepernick, the former NFL quarterback who started a movement of football players protesting during the national anthem, is now putting his support behind imprisoned Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill.
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Large Crowd Gathers for #FreeMeekMill Rally in Center City, Demands His Release and Criminal Justice Reform
Chanting “Free Meek Mill,” a large crowd rallied outside Philadelphia’s Criminal Justice Center Monday evening demanding that a judge release the rapper from a state prison.
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What Would Jesus Do?: Christian Players Frustrated By Anthem Protest Criticism
Eric Reid and other Christian players who support Colin Kaepernick’s social justice movement want believers on the opposite side of the controversial anthem protest to ask themselves a simple but powerful question: What would Jesus do?