The latest chapter of the three Southern Illinois University cheerleaders who knelt during the anthem last year to protest police brutality is a complicated one. First, only one returned to the team this year; one didn’t enroll at the university. Then SIU Athletics administrators attempted to add new language to their Code of Conduct to ban displays of “activism,” which … [Read more...] about SIU Athletics swiftly rescinds proposed ‘activism’ ban after disclosure by student paper
Giving a face to cheerleaders’ protest
Opinion By Brian Muñoz My heart still pounds when I think about taking that first photograph, scanning Saluki Stadium during the national anthem and looking for a football player that knelt during the anthem at the first home football game. I shifted my gaze and saw three kneeling cheerleaders. I took a deep breath and knew the frame I was about to take would receive … [Read more...] about Giving a face to cheerleaders’ protest
