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Founder @TheNorthStar & @RealJusticePAC & @FlipTheSenate & @TheActionPAC. Host of @TheBreakdown Podcast. Voice of Social Justice @TJMShow. Husband. Father of 5.

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    Shaun King‏Verified account @shaunking 29 Sep 2017
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    "He has the heart of a lion." Mother of LeBron Fisher as he took a knee alone this week. Getting threats already http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/jamestown-jv-football-player-kneels-during-anthem/479396864 …pic.twitter.com/kgpJ7rSJXL

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      1. Shaun King‏Verified account @shaunking 29 Sep 2017
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        Here, a grown man, Robert Schultz, says high school freshman LeBron Fisher should be chained to a tree for taking a knee.pic.twitter.com/dfirvLifvG

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      1. nicki  🌊‏ @nickiknowsnada 29 Sep 2017
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        Guess what world, NOT a lost generation. 👏👏👏 So proud of LeBron Fisher & every high school/college student unafraid to #TakeAKnee.

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      1. Truth Matters‏ @one4REALchange 29 Sep 2017
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        I'll continue to kneel with the brave. #TakeAKnee #TakeAStand #NFL #Racism #Justicepic.twitter.com/NiB4NAGNw9

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      1. Matthew Hogan‏ @Loud_Mouth_Soup 29 Sep 2017
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        And they like to scream that "libtards" are triggered snowflakes. Good lord.

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      1.  ❄️keith allen 🌈‏ @thekeithallen 29 Sep 2017
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        The whole team should've knelt with him. Just like SF should've done with Colin.

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      1. East Oregon Lawyer‏ @defendsthepeeps 29 Sep 2017
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        Awww.... brave boy! And who the heck threatens a child??? Nevermind. I know the answer to that.

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      1. Yes we did‏ @OnePlyWiper 29 Sep 2017
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        Brave kid

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      1. House of Rae'‏ @Raymonda6 29 Sep 2017
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        If I am telling you that taking a knee is not about the flag why do you keep insisting it is. I support u Lebron Fisher✊

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      1. Liz Berns‏ @ElizaBeeMe 29 Sep 2017
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        He's my child. We must defend him.

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      1. Greg Williams‏ @GregWms285 29 Sep 2017
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        America...Stay strong young brother as we all got your back.....

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      1. Renee Schafer Horton‏ @Reneewrotethis 29 Sep 2017
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        Let us all flood that high school with letters of support of that child!

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      1. Rob Friesel‏ @founddrama 30 Sep 2017
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        I would take a knee with him.

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      1. Dr. Diane Yoder‏ @EthicsPro 29 Sep 2017
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        #Hero

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      1. Natalie‏ @wiselike_imsure 29 Sep 2017
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        Brave kid. Rural NY. Good for him. Scary for mom.

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      1. pdizzle‏ @pdizzle 29 Sep 2017
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        Replying to @shaunking @NoFascistsPls

        Brave and proud American - respect to this young man

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      1. Jared Kush‏ @MrRobotCodeBrkr 29 Sep 2017
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        Most people I know never stand for anything, besides the anthem. This young man has character and will go very far in life.

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      1. Brooks Anderson II‏ @BNAmusic88 29 Sep 2017
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        Ppl threatening children? 🤔 but you want him to feel good about...nvm 😒

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