A national civil rights group says it has “grave concerns” about actions taken by Kennesaw State University after five black cheerleaders knelt during the national anthem at a football game.
The Kennesaw State cheerleaders were told they’d be kept off the field in a stadium tunnel at future pregame activities after protesting racial injustice during the anthem Sept. 30. Four of the cheerleaders then knelt in the tunnel behind the stands at the school’s homecoming game Saturday.
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