The artists kneeled as a way of protesting back against President Donald Trump — who referred to Colin Kaepernick as a “son of a bitch” and called for the firing of all national anthem protesters.
Stevie at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, NYC.
Stevie Wonder takes to his knees at the @GlblCtzn festival in response to #TakeAKnee versus #BoycottNFL Trump row https://t.co/7WVwMK8jIr pic.twitter.com/D2hp9DmyuD
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 25, 2017
Pharrell in Charlottesville, VA
Pharrell takes a knee pic.twitter.com/ev9qcEfFhl
— pharrell’s junebug (@angelAmyV) September 25, 2017
Roger Waters of Pink Floyd
Incredible night in Hartford. @XLCenter #takeaknee #rogerwaters #usandthemtour pic.twitter.com/RkB6FSahhZ
— Roger Waters (@rogerwaters) September 25, 2017
Eddie Vedder at Pilgrimage Festival
#TakeAKnee pic.twitter.com/rSU8zT7mlI
— Pearl Jam (@PearlJam) September 25, 2017
Prophets of Rage
#TAKEAKNEE –@MrChuckD pic.twitter.com/9zrlExq1rp
— Prophets of Rage (@prophetsofrage) September 25, 2017
Lavelle White at the end of the Lions National Anthem
#TakeTheKnee please get Orange out of the White House, The United States of America deserves better #TheShah 🇺🇸🇺🇸 Rico LaVelle #NFL ✊ pic.twitter.com/UiJ8eRRQ9A
— Alan Semsar (@AlanSemsar) September 24, 2017
Justin Timberlake went a deep route as well covering Sam Cooke’s civil rights classic, “A Change is Going to Come” at Pilgrimage Festival on 9/23/17