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Protests For Black Lives Matter

Football and academic standout EJ Smith took a knee during the national anthem at his graduation from Jesuit College Preparatory School in June. He said he did it “in recognition of the injustice that so many have suffered both past and present.” His proud dad, NFL hall-of-famer Emmitt Smith, posted a video on Twitter. EJ Smith will attend Stanford University in the fall. In other news, protesters marched on a North Dallas Sonic in June after an employee threatened to call the police on black teenagers who were customers. One of their moms, lawyer Shonn Brown, made a few calls. Read Sonic’s full apology at prestonhollow.advocatemag.com.

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