On The Shoulders Of Giants

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Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.7 • 15K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

When Colin Kaepernick stopped standing for the national anthem at NFL games it sparked a nationwide conversation about patriotism and police brutality. And in the last few weeks that conversation was rekindled when the NFL announced a deal with Jay-Z that some thought moved attention away from Kaepernick's continued absence from the league. The discussion about the utility of athletes taking a stand is nothing new — black athletes using their platform to protest injustice has long been a tradition in American history.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Run here.
0:01.9	So you may have heard there was a recent development in the Khan
0:05.1	Kaepernick story.
0:06.3	Jay-Z, who was an outspoken supporter of Kaepernick's protest,
0:09.8	made a deal with the NFL to curate their entertainment
0:12.4	programming and social justice initiatives.
0:15.4	He's saying that this is a move to cost change in the league
0:18.0	from within, but critics have claimed he
0:20.4	threw Kaepernick and his career under the bus for financial gain.
0:24.5	So as the NFL season kicks off, possibly bringing more
0:27.8	controversy, we wanted to revisit one of our first episodes
0:31.5	where we explored the stories of three American athletes
0:34.5	from history who protested and suffered the consequences.
0:38.9	Here it is.
0:45.1	I would say that the purpose for us understanding our own history
0:55.8	is that we must be able to teach our children to dream
1:01.4	with their eyes open.
1:03.9	And that means understanding the historic figures
1:09.2	who brought us thus far.
1:12.3	And that includes, and perhaps especially
1:17.8	includes our athletes, because they've played such a great role.
1:26.4	The bronze games tweeted a team photo of the Miami
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