President Donald Trump made a speech in Huntsville, Alabama on Sept. 22, and in that speech he said NFL owners should fire any player who kneels for the national anthem. What followed was an almost month long whirlwind of media coverage, tweets, kneeling, a vice presidential walkout and protests.
The NFL player’s protests against police brutality and inequality during the national anthem have been the talk of news outlets and social media since that speech, and members of the Loyola community, especially in the athletics department, have opinions of their own on the protests.
As a Jesuit institution, Loyola has a mission for social justice.