Athletes across the US have been protesting against racismFans at Kansas City booed ‘moment of unity’ on ThursdayTeams across the
NFL chose to stay in the locker room for both the Star-Spangled Banner and Lift Every Voice and Sing, commonly known as the Black national anthem, during the league’s opening Sunday schedule.
Before every game the league also played a video highlighting the struggles Black people face in America. However Colin Kaepernick, who started the league’s protest movement in 2016, dismissed what he called NFL “propaganda” on Sunday.