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Jacksonville Jaguars NFL players kneel before the national anthem before their game against the New York Jets on Oct. 1, 2017. Photo by REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
In America, there’s a significant kind of public insistence that one’s “freedom” is fundamentally tied to one’s wealth.
Much of the country views America through an aspirational and transformative lens…
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Column: For black athletes, wealth doesn’t equal freedom
Jacksonville Jaguars NFL players kneel before the national anthem before their game against the New York Jets on Oct. 1, 2017. Photo by REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz In America, there’s a significant kind of public insistence that one’s “freedom” is fundamentally tied to one’s wealth. Much of the country views America through an aspirational and transformative lens…