Texts: Sheriff, Lawmaker Pushed To Stop Kennesaw State Cheerleader Protest

Kennesaw State University cheerleaders Kennedy Town, from left, Shlondra Young and Tommia Dean talk on the school’s campus Monday. Texts show that a state legislator and a Georgia sheriff boasted how they pressured a university president to take action after the cheerleaders’ protest.

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A powerful lawmaker texted a Georgia sheriff, boasting how they pressured a university president to take action after black cheerleaders knelt during the national anthem at a football game.

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution obtained the text messages under Georgia’s open records act.