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Article Evaluation of U.S. National Anthem Protests (2016-Present)

The content of the article was relevant to the topic. The article was mostly neutral, besides the fact that it seems to be biased because it contains longer quotes from participating individuals and portraying one side of the issue at a time with no middle ground. It does not seem that statements other than quotes included biased opinions. Viewpoints were mostly well-represented, except Law Enforcement which could use more content. The random links tested work and are tied to the correct material. Many citations are news broadcasting networks which many networks carry a bias towards on political side. Due to this fact, the information may or may not be completely reliable. The Talk page included a very interesting conversation which consisted the proper term for describing the national anthem with a debate between "tradition" and a "national law." There seems to be much more legal background to this issue that has not been covered in the article, which would be helpful to include. The article is rated C-class, lacking importance in the Wiki community. It is of interest of several WikiProjects, including Baseball, Basketball, United States, and National Football League.

Talk:U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present)

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U.S. National Anthem Protests (2016-Present)

This article contains perspective from both sides of the issue, but it may benefit from adding more about legal background to make it a more legitimate source. The title also is misleading because although the article is about NFL players and the protest to the National Anthem by taking a knee while the anthem is playing, the title generalizes it to make it seem that more than one protest is included.

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This article can be updated in several ways, and one is to update some information of events or changes that occurred since the last update of the article (other than grammatical or punctuational changes). Most of the content seems to end in the year 2017, so looking into the past 1-2 years of events could bring up valuable information.

Planned contributions to U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present)
In this article, I plan to add more recent events regarding #TakeAKnee and expand on the social media movement/presence of it. Our group will also be revising the history and key events that have happened regarding the movement. Like mentioned in the initial review, more information in Law Enforcement and the background of it would be helpful to make the article more convincing and legitimate. Most sources used are news/media articles, so it will be important to review the accuracy and the bias of the source to make sure that the included information is factual. There should also be a large amount of revision in grammar because it is rated C among Wikipedia articles.

potential sources:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-42251490

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/nfl-kneeling-player-debate-draws-sides-trending-taketheknee/story?id=50055177

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/taking-a-knee-national-anthem-nfl-trump-why-meaning-origins-racism-us-colin-kaepernick-a8521741.html

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/04/nike-controversial-colin-kaepernick-campaign-divisive

https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/27/us/nfl-anthem-protest-race-trump-trnd/index.html

https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/this-social-analytics-firm-says-the-4-million-takeaknee-tweets-are-just-the-beginning/

https://theundefeated.com/features/athletes-celebs-show-kaepernick-support-throughout-super-bowl-liii/

https://www.adweek.com/digital/takeaknee-taketheknee-athletes-twitter-trump/

https://www.bustle.com/p/11-take-a-knee-memes-tweets-that-boldly-support-nfl-players-right-to-protest-2439660

https://www.phillyvoice.com/twitter-numbers-boycott-nfl-vs-take-knee/

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=2017-01-01%202019-02-22&geo=US&q=%23takeaknee

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=%2Fm%2F09l6x1&date=2017-01-01%202019-02-22&geo=US

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=take%20a%20knee&date=2017-01-01%202019-02-22&geo=US

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NFL National Anthem Policy

The previous National Anthem Policy by the NFL written about a decade before the new policy in May 2018 contained vocabulary that allotted more leeway in the players' behavior during the national anthem before games. It required players to be on the sideline but only stated that players should, not must, stand during the national anthem. Colin Kaepernick used this fact to an advantage and conducted his act of a peaceful protest which remained inconspicuous until President Trump posted his tweets on Twitter. The tweets brought enormous amounts of media attention to the participating players and found people on two sides of the issue; one group that supported Kaepernick and many other players that were protesting to bring awareness to police brutality Black people faced and the other group that believed kneeling was disrespectful to the country, flag, or the military.

To address the backlash, the NFL released a national anthem policy in May 2018, stating that players and team personnel were required to stand during the national anthem. Those who chose not to stand were required to remain in the locker room. Though NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the vote was unanimous among all NFL owners, Jed York, the owner of the San Francisco 49ers and Kaepernick's previous team said he abstained. During an interview, President Trump said that the NFL did "the right thing" of releasing the new policy. He added, "You have to stand proudly for the national anthem or you shouldn’t be playing. You shouldn’t be there. Maybe you shouldn’t be in the country."

Since passing the new national anthem policy in May 2018, the policy was put on hold in July 2018. This occurred when the NFLPA filed a grievance against the NFL's national anthem policy, stating that the policy violated the players' rights because there were no prior discussions between the NFL and NFLPA. The policy remained suspended until the 2019 Super Bowl and will remain suspended until further notice.