“Star-Spangled Protest” by Carl Stoffers uncovers the the debate of whether to stand for the national anthem or not. “Colin Kaepernick explains why he sat during national anthem” by Steve Wyche uncovers the details of why Colin Kaepernick decided to take this stand. Colin Kaepernick a NFL quarterback who plays for the San Francisco 49’ers and his teammate Eric Reid recently kneeled down during the national anthem of a preseason football game. This sparked an outrage from many citizens who found out about this protest. Colin and Eric also got some praise for for their protest and caught the attention of President Obama who said “I think he cares about some real, legitimate issues that have to talked about”. Kaepernick has also gotten support