ECU band members kneel during national anthem to protest police brutality

‘Several members of a college marching band in the US state of North Carolina have taken a knee during the playing of the national anthem before a football match to protest persisting police brutality against African Americans.
About a dozen members of the East Carolina University (ECU) marching band refused to stand during the national anthem on Saturday prior to the school’s football game against the University of Central Florida, the Associated Press reported.
Citing local news outlet WITN in the city of Greenville, the report added that while some band members played their instruments sitting, others did not play at all.’
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