The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, is going on a full-court press against President Trump after he rescinded Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry’s invitation to visit the White House.
“Stephen Curry is hesitating,therefore invitation is withdrawn!”, Trump declared in a tweet Saturday morning after the NBA player repeated on Friday his desire not to join his championship-winning team in visiting the White House later this year.
In response to this news, the NAACP’s official Twitter account said that a “hero dissed by a …. fill in the blank.” The tweet included the hashtag #TakeAKnee – a reference to a recent string of demonstrations by sports players, led by quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem last season – to protest the treatment of African Americans and other minorities in the U.S. – READ MORE
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