What the NFL Protests Reveal about a Deeper Problem
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Show Summary: How is it that millionaires are claiming inequality in America? What the NFL protests reveal about much deeper problems in the Black community. Hint: it’s not about “social justice.”
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Air Dates: Month 21 & 22, 2017 | Burgess Owens
This Week: As is the case in many situations the NFL taking a knee is really only showing us the tip of the iceberg. Filled with a large population of black players who are being paid millions, we’re witnessing a culture and community that is blowing itself up. Ratings are drastically falling as Commissioner Goodell is attempting to walk a very thin line between players and fans who are angry over players disrespecting our flag. Over disrespecting our nation.
I Spy Radio is pleased to welcome back former NFL star and Super Bowl Champion, Burgess Owens. He is also the author of Liberalism: Or How to Turn Good Men into Whiners, Weenies, and Wimps.
Through Burgess’ understanding of who has hijacked the Black community many decades ago, this week on I Spy Radio we will look into the players and what they’ve been taught that is finally coming out in a very public way. But it doesn’t just stop at the players. We walk through a whole culture that has lost its way as those who want to destroy our beliefs and love of country make their move through these young players. And Colin Kaepernick, a troubled person, is the example that demonstrates how and why this is happening.
Be sure to visit One Heart Project to learn more about solutions and sign the petition at Stop the Funding to stop Oregon from using taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions
Listen to find who’s behind the deep roots in a culture that has taken a toll on one of our nation’s most revered and loved sports by influencing our youth in black communities. And don’t miss Burgess’s explanation of what needs to happen to change the culture, and what we all can do to help.
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Links Mentioned & Further Reading
- Learn more about Burgess’s book on our store page
- Website mentioned by Burgess: One Heart Project
- Have you signed the petition yet? Visit Stop the Funding to block Oregon from using taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions
- Burgess’s website
- Are schools failing black boys? (Parenting Magazine, April 1997)
- Addressing Achievement Gaps: Positioning Young Black Boys for Educational Success (ETS, Fall 2011)
- “Average Black male achievement falls far below that of White and Asian boys. Only 12 percent of Black fourth-grade boys are proficient in reading, compared to 38 percent of White boys. Only 12 percent of Black eighth-grade boys are proficient in math, compared to 44 percent of White boys. By fourth grade, Black students may be three full years behind their peers.”
- Troubling Statistics For African-American Males In The Classroom (CBS SF Bay Area, Apr 10, 2014)
- The Unofficial NFL Player Stats for 2014 (Besttickets.com, 2014)
- Kaepernick’s Communist-Sympathizing Muslim Girlfriend Believed To Be Behind Protest (Daily Caller, Aug. 29, 2016)
- ‘Monday Night Football’ Ratings Slip To A Season Low (Daily Caller, Oct 18, 2017)
- Jaguars apologize to local military for anthem demonstration (Sun Herald, Oct 17, 2017)
- Scott Walker: NFL Players, Owners Should Speak Out on Domestic Violence Instead of Protesting the National Anthem (Breitbart, Oct 18, 2017)
- http://blackdemographics.com/
- African Americans and Black Community (National Healthy Marriage Resource Center, 2008 – 2017)