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JRLeft

(7,010 posts)
Thu Oct 6, 2016, 10:35 AM Oct 2016

Jerry Rice tweeted he didn't know there was a BLM movement.

Jerry Rice: ‘I Didn’t Know About ‘Black Lives Matter’ Movement, NFL Hall of Famer Tweets

NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver and football legend Jerry Rice may have another social media firestorm on his hands after admitting late Wednesday night that he didn’t know the “Black Lives Matter” movement existed when he said “All Lives Matter.”

Rice caused a Twitter upheaval when he tweeted in August he respected San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s stance against racism toward black people, but not his protest of the national anthem before NFL games, while first using the phrase “All Lives Matter.” That tweet has since been deleted from Rice’s account.

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Rice later backtracked and tweeted on Sept. 20 his support for Kaepernick’s decision not to stand for the national anthem before NFL games, saying he supported Kaepernick “for bringing awareness for injustice!!!”

His tweet Wednesday night drew both criticism and praise from some of Rice’s 607,000 Twitter followers, with some accusing him of “flip-flopping,” and others wondering how Rice could not know about the movement started against the frequent and consistent shootings and killings of black men by police officers around the country.

Read more at the link: https://www.google.com/amp/www.ibtimes.com/jerry-rice-i-didnt-know-about-black-lives-matter-movement-nfl-hall-famer-tweets-2427405%3famp=1

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Jerry Rice tweeted he didn't know there was a BLM movement. (Original Post) JRLeft Oct 2016 OP
CTE is a killer, no doubt... nt anoNY42 Oct 2016 #1
Jerry was the best Wide Receiver, but he has been living a much different life than most still_one Oct 2016 #2
Didn't Rice run for office as a Republican? kwassa Oct 2016 #3
No, that was Lynn Swann another sellout. JRLeft Oct 2016 #5
If he tweeted "All Lives Matter" in the past, then he heard about it! Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2016 #4

still_one

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2. Jerry was the best Wide Receiver, but he has been living a much different life than most
Thu Oct 6, 2016, 11:15 AM
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