Black Lives Matter and Sports

Colin Kaepernick
2BWGYBH Santa Clara,

Welcome to our In the Know topic for August, Sports Respond to Black Lives Matter. You may wish to take a look at other grade spans and recommend articles to students that are below or above their grade’s reading level.

Grades K-1 look at how different sports respond to the Black Lives Matter Movement.  A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.

Grades 2-3 investigate NASCAR’s response to Black Lives Matter. A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.

Grades 4-5 will explore Colin Kaepernick’s role in Black Lives Matter.  A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.

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