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Stevie Wonder 'Takes A Knee' At The Global Citizen Festival


Stevie Wonder took a not-so-subtle jab at President Trump by taking a Knee on stage before performing at a festival Saturday in New York’s Central Park.
When America start standing up united against racism on all color sides maybe we can destroy the generational curse it has held upon this country since the white man step foot on North American soil.
“Tonight, I’m taking a knee for America,” the singer said as he held on to his son, Kwame Morris, who knelt next to his father. “But not just one knee; I’m taking both knees. Both knees in prayer for our planet, our future, our leaders of the world and our globe. Amen.”
Wonder did not mention the president by name, but his decision to take a knee on stage came the day after Trump used profane language to attack the national anthem protests being staged by National Football League players.
“Wouldn’t you love to see these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say: ‘Get that son of a b—- off the field right now, out. He’s fired. He’s fired!’ ” Trump told a crowd Friday in Huntsville, Ala. “You know, some owner is going to do that. He’s going to say, ‘That guy that disrespects our flag, he’s fired.’ And that owner, they don’t know it, [but] they’ll be the most popular person in this country.”
Trump did not name anyone, but the national anthem protest was popularized by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who knelt last season to draw attention to police violence against African Americans. The president doubled down on his attacks Saturday, angering National Basketball Association superstars Stephen Curry and LeBron James, and drawing criticism from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Tensions continued to grow Sunday, when Trump called on NFL owners to fire or suspend players who protest, encouraged NFL fans to boycott games and claimed that attendance and ratings are “WAY DOWN.” In a show of defiance against Trump, dozens of players from the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars stood with their arms locked in solidarity or took a knee before the game’s kickoff Sunday morning in London’s Wembley Stadium.
Before he took a knee on stage, Wonder also spoke against the insults Trump traded with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, again without naming the president.


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