Protesting

• Four San Francisco Giants players recently defaced or refused to wear official Pride Night hats during a team event. • The players stated that the action was planned for several weeks and denied that they were victims of discrimination. • The incident highlights a conflict between team-mandated social initiatives and individual player beliefs or expressions.

Teenager alleged she faced racism from teacher who told her to ‘go back to her country’ for refusing to stand for pledge of allegianceA Palestinian and Arab middle school student in Michigan who was publicly admonished for refusing to stand for the pledge of allegiance as part of a personal protest against the war on Gaza has settled with her school district following a lawsuit around her first amendment free speech rights.The teenager, identified as DK in court documents, said she faced racism from a teacher at the West Middle school in Canton, Michigan, after she did not participate in the pledge. The teacher reportedly told DK to “go back to her country”, Fox 2 Detroit reported. Continue reading...