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Sixth Grader stands up by sitting down for Pledge of Allegiance

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Feb 19, 2019
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Former star quarterback Colin Kaepernick may have ended his chapter challenging the National Football League (NFL), but a Florida student reminds us that Kaepernick's calls to recognize racism in the United States have been largely ignored.

An 11-year-old Lakeland, Florida boy was arrested and charged with disrupting a scho…

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