New Orleans Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore is a professor of history at Yale. Her op-ed on protest was published in the New York Times and warrants sharing in full because its message of how protest develops from organization and organizing is an essential historical reminder. What follows are Professor Gilmore’s remarks: Credit Matt Rota LAST week, …
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Jerry Jones’ Trump Tactics are Revealing More of the Dark Side of the NFL
New Orleans The public rarely gets a good inside view of rich people’s world, but thanks to the Jerry Jones, owner and chief potentate of the Dallas Cowboys, formerly known as America’s Team, we’re all being shown a vivid display of a real time reality show that turns out to be a plain and simple …
Local 100 Puts Cowboys Owner Jones on Notice While Withdrawing NLRB Charge
New Orleans Local 100 United Labor Unions notified NLRB Region 16 that it was withdrawing the charge filed over two weeks ago over threats made by Dallas Cowboy’s owner, Jerry Jones, to “bench” his players of they protested during the national anthem. In a press release describing its action, Local 100 said the following about …