Representatives from groups including the National Action Network and the NAACP protested the ban outside the NFL’s NYC headquartersThe Resistance Now is a weekly update on the people, action and ideas driving the protest movement in the US. Sign up for the Resistance NowCivil rights groups protest NFL banning players from kneelingRepresentatives of Women’s March, the National Action Network, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and other activist groups protested outside the NFL’s New York City headquarters on Friday, after the league issued a policy aiming to stop players kneeling during the national anthem. The NFL issued new rules on Wednesday that mean players doing so could be fined. Some players have already said they won’t be cowed by the league, however, and on Thursday Sports Illustrated reported that players are discussing other ways they can protest before games. “The manner in which I expressed myself is unacceptable and is not the person I am,” Schlossberg said in a Twitter post.

Source: The Guardian May 26, 2018 12:56 UTC