Anthem singer at Heat-76ers game kneels during performance

Fox News ^ | Oct. 22, 2016

[Rennes Templar]

A female singer performed the National Anthem while kneeling at midcourt before an NBA preseason game in Miami Friday night, opening her jacket to show a shirt with the phrase "Black Lives Matter."

The Miami Heat identified the singer as Denasia Lawrence. The team said of her gesture, "We were unaware of it ahead of time."

Lawrence posted video of her performance on Twitter along with a statement saying in part that "I took the opportunity to sing AND kneel; to show that we belong in this country AND that we have the right to respectfully protest injustices against us."

Heat players and coaches stood side-by-side for the anthem, all with their arms linked as has been their custom during the preseason. Many had their heads down as Lawrence sang before the game against the Philadelphia 76ers.

The anthem issue has been a major topic in the sports world in recent months, starting with the decision by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick to not stand for its playing. Kaepernick cited racial injustice and police brutality among the reasons for his protest, and athletes from many sports — and many levels, from youth all the way to professional — have followed his lead in various ways.

Tysse is white. Lawrence is black.

"I love and honor my country as deeply as anyone yet it is my responsibility as an American to speak up against injustice as it affects my fellow Americans," Tysse wrote on Facebook. "I have sung the anthem before but this time taking a knee felt like the most patriotic thing I could do. I cannot idly stand by as black people are unlawfully profiled, harassed and killed by our law enforcement over and over and without a drop of accountability."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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How about treating people as individuals and not assuming it’s all about one race against another?

[bray]

Are they mad at the Mooselimbs that captured, raped and then sold them into slavery in the first place? Why do they think all slaves were Christians?

Pray America wakes

[CaptainMorgantown]

There’s now two professional sports I won’t be watching.

[pfony1]

IMO, a violation of a contract of employment.

I say: act out your protest in a different place at a different time — or forfeit your pay for abuse of MY place and time.

[CincyRichieRich]

That’s it; NBA can suck and egg, too. I hope they lose $$$$ this year, too.

NFL dead to me.
NBA dead to me.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Can we start “Go Fund Me” accounts, for all of these people??

I would consider a contribution to a go fund me account, to pay for these people to go to the black African country of their choice, for anybody who thinks this is an irredeemably racist bigoted country.

Question — I heard that more African immigrants have come to this country voluntarily, than were ever brought here in the days of slavery. Why are so many black African immigrants coming here, if this country is so irredeemably racist???

[joshua c]

Its like being asked to introduce someone who is being honored at an awards ceremony and using your time to trash them.

very deceptive. very dishonorable.

[Squantos]

KNEEL as should all slaves of the socialist democrats that STILL own you ........

[RitaOK]

This “protest” kneeling is losing it’s impact.

Some can argue that taking a knee is far more respectful, actually.

Wonder what they would say if WE all took a knee out of respect for the flag. HA!!

[RitaOK]

YOU are on to something, dfw..

[Altura Ct.]

Die versity is awesome!

[tumblindice]

If you can’t do it right Denasia, don’t do it at all.
Now, get outta here.

[vette6387]

“What an ignorant comment!”

Sorry Ben, it’s the truth! People like Dr. Carson, Sheriff Clarke, and Col. West are NOT part of the so-called “Black Culture.” They are part of “The American Culture!” What’s the ignorant part here is to overlook the real reasons for Blacks being profiled and jailed at significantly higher percentages than any other racial group. Unfortunately, the grief that the vast majority of Blacks bring down on those of their number who are decent, law abiding Americans is where the injustice lies and it needs to be put right back where it belongs. Our youngest daughter’s boyfriend is from Nicaragua and he is of mixed race. This man has a technical degree from The University of California and brings down a six-figure salary working for a very well known Silicon Valley company. And yet, he cannot go into a store with a package of things purchased elsewhere without arousing suspicion. Now that’s the real crime. His life matters, but not enough for his fellow Blacks to start behaving in a way that starts the process of healing. Our society reacts to the daily realities, and unfortunately good people have to suffer.

[ETL]

Who Is Doing the Community Organizing for Black Lives Matter Spectacle?

Not many Black Lives Matter morons would have the initiative to get a poster printed. But it's no mystery where they get the signs that they jab in the air as they chant "What do we want? Dead cops!" The supplier is printed right across the bottom: revcom.us .

'Rev' is for revolutionary.
'Com' is for communist.

Revcom.us bills itself as "the voice of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA." The explicit objective is to overthrow our constitutional republic and replace it with an oligarchical collectivist dictatorship along the lines of North Korea and the Soviet Union.

Why would advocates of a communist police state agitate against the police? Because as leftists used to admit openly, the issue is never the issue.. This isn't about the police, any more than it is about blacks. It is about destabilizing the system so as to create opportunities to weaken it and eventually overthrow it.

That's what community organizing boils down to. These people have taken over the executive branch of the federal government; why would they stop there?

The next hill they take will be federal control of local police. After that, things will start to get scary.

http://moonbattery.com/?p=54033
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From the website of the Revolutionary Communist Party (revcom.us):

"Create Public Opinion, Seize Power: We are preparing minds and organizing forces for the time when there is a major crack in the system, whenever it comes and wherever it comes from: an opening that makes it possible to bring the future Revolutionary Army of the Proletariat (R.A.P.) into the field and wage a revolutionary armed struggle that actually has a chance of winning.

And we have said that building our party itself is the most important part of organizing forces for revolution. This is true now, and it is true looking forward to the creation of that future R.A.P. and the waging of that armed struggle.":

http://revcom.us/a/v20/1000-1009/1000/barw.htm

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The 1992 LA/Rodney King riots were instigated by the Revolutionary Communist Party...

From David Horowitz's FrontpageMag.com /DiscoverTheNetworks.org:

"Throughout its history, one of RCP's [Revolutionary Communist Party] principal objectives has been to foment civil unrest in the United States. The most notable example of such efforts occurred on April 29, 1992, when RCP members looted and trashed the downtown and government districts of Los Angeles, triggering the infamous Rodney King riots. During the days immediately preceding the violence, RCP -- which maintained close ties to the L.A. gangs known as the Crips and the Bloods -- had circulated throughout South Central Los Angeles a leaflet featuring a statement by RCP National Spokesman Carl Dix, titled 'It's Right To Rebel' -- a quote popularized by Mao Zedong.

Encouraged by Dix, RCP activists helped lead the riots that would leave 58 people dead, more than 2,300 people injured, some 5,300 buildings burned, and $1 billion in property damaged or destroyed. On the ten-year anniversary of the rioting, RCP member Joseph Veale fondly recalled the violence as 'the most beautiful, the most heroic civil action in the history of the United States.'"
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6197
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REVOLUTION: Voice of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA [Maoist]
[Revolution] Interview with Bill Ayers, Revolution #63, October 1, 2006:
"On Progressive Education, Critical Thinking and the Cowardice of Some in Dangerous Times"
http://web.archive.org/web/20110727113745/http://rwor.org/a/063/ayers-en.html
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[CincyRichieRich]

Curious if anyone walked out in protest.

[Boomer One]

I’d boycott the NBA but quit watching them over 30 years ago.

[ETL]

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Kaepernick social media posts laud Black Lives Matter, Black Panthers, since dating activist DJ

August 30, 2016
FoxNews.com

“'History!' Kaepernick wrote on Instagram Oct. 15 [2015], when he marked 50 years since the Black Panther Party was founded.

Kaepernick has posted 170 photos or videos on his Instagram account in the four years since he created it. Most of his first 128 posts were pics of him in football gear, publicity photos or shots taken with friends.

But 31 of his last 42 posts have strong social justice connotations, often featuring quotes from radical Nation of Islam leader Malcolm X, Black Panthers founder Huey Newton and cop killer Assata Shakur. [aka, JoAnne Chesimard]

During a Sunday news conference about the flag flap, Kaepernick dressed in a black hat with a large, white “X” and a T-shirt that featured photos of Cuban despot Fidel Castro and Malcolm X.”

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2016/08/30/kaepernick-social-media-posts-laud-black-lives-matter-black-panthers-since-dating-activist-dj.html
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From the Maoist Internationist Movement:
[1960s/original] Black Panther Party [BPP] Archives
From the article: REVOLUTIONARY HEROES

"On May 1st, May Day [1969], the day of the gigantic Free Huey rally, two of Alioto's top executioners vamped on the brothers from the Brown Community who were attending to their own affairs. These brothers, who are endowed with the revolutionary spirit of the Black Panther Party defended themselves from the racist pig gestapo [the police].

Pig Joseph Brodnik received his just reward with a big hole in the chest. Pig Paul McGoran got his in the mouth which was not quite enough to off him.

The revolutionary brothers escaped the huge swarm of pigs with dogs, mace, tanks and helicopters, proving once again that "the spirit of the people is greater than the man's technology."

To these brothers the revolutionary people of racist America want to say, by your revolutionary deed you are heroes, and that you are always welcome to our camp."

Source: Maoist Internationist Movement
Article: REVOLUTIONARY HEROS (May 11, 1969)
http://web.archive.org/web/20060717050055/http://www.etext.org/Politics/MIM/bpp/index.html

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Beyonce's halftime performance was a tribute to cop killers and the 1960s Black Panthers

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Beyonce and JZ in Communist Cuba..

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[ETL]

From 2012...

HUFFINGTON POST - ENTERTAINMENT

Obama Says ‘Beyonce Could Not Be A Better Role Model For My Girls’ As Event With Jay-Z Nets $4 Million

Sept 19, 2012

Barack Obama was the guest of Beyonce and Jay-Z on Wednesday night. The foursome — joined by about 100 other people at Jay-Z’s 40/40 club in Manhattan — had a wildly successful evening, raising $4 million for the president’s reelection campaign. ...”

“To J and B, thank you so much for your friendship,” the president said.

“Beyoncé could not be a better role model for my girls because she carries herself with such class and poise and has so much talent,” he said.

The singer has taken an active role in promoting Obama’s bid, posting an open letter to Michelle Obama on her blog and later reading it an a web video released by the campaign. ...”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/19/obama-beyonce-role-model-jay-z-4-million_n_1896368.html

[Bogey78O]

There is no injustice. They are protesting a figment.

[clintonh8r]

These people are so stupid they don’t realize that kneeling is a position of submission. So go ahead, sweetie, kneel before me.....