We've received your submission.It’s unclear whether the Eagles or NFL will discipline Jackson, a three-time Pro Bowler.He also applauded Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, a black political activist who has made anti-Semitic and homophobic remarks in the past.“I didn’t know this until I went to USC and I had friends, who are now family members believe it or not, who are part of the Jewish community, current students and alumni.”Jackson had shared to his 1.4 million Instagram followers an image of bogus quotes attributed to Hitler, one of which said, “the white Jews knows that the Negroes are the real Children of Israel and to keep Americas secret the Jews will blackmail America. Zach Banner’s real-time introduction to Jewish food is the most wholesome thing on the Internet July 22, 2020
The team posted another statement on July 10th regarding how they would penalize Jackson. I want to preach to the black and brown community that we need to uplift [the Jewish community] and put our arms around them just as much when we talk about Black Lives Matter and elevating ourselves. … You mix them up with the rest of the majority and don’t understand that they’re a minority as well,” said Banner, who, like Jackson, is black.“Just tough, man,” he said while addressing the shooting from his apartment balcony overlooking Pittsburgh. Time for growth.“When we talk about black lives matter and we talk about elevating ourselves, and we can’t do that while stepping on the backs of other people to elevate ourselves,” Banner said.Both Zach Banner and Cameron Heyward have been vocal on social justice issues in the past. Zach Banner is an offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers. “Zach Banner works to address critical social issues starting with youth empowerment, and has advocated for adding the Black Lives Matter decal to the Steelers’ helmet,” the sisters said.
I’m not trying to get emotional right now. Follow their account to see all their photos and videos. All we can ask for is an apology and actions behind the change. Zach Banner, Cam Heyward speak out against DeSean Jackson’s anti-Semitic social media posts ... began to speak up on Jackson’s Instagram post. In a tweet accompanying the video, Banner wrote the point of his speech was not “to harp on” Jackson’s “mistake, but to progress by educating ourselves.”Thanks for contacting us. That’s very important to me and should be important to everyone.”While the Eagles and NFL rebuked Jackson in a pair of statements, it was believed that, prior to Banner, only one player publicly disapproved of Jackson’s words.Jackson said he was “trying to uplift African Americans and slavery” but didn’t “really realize what this passage was saying.” In a statement Tuesday night, Jackson pledged to educate himself more.Would you like to receive desktop browser notifications about breaking news and other major stories? They will extort America, their plan for world domination won’t work if the Negroes know who they were.”“I saw his apology video, and it seems like his heart is in the right place,” Banner said.An NFL player choked up as he condemned anti-Semitism a day after Eagles star receiver DeSean Jackson apologized for posting offensive messages to Instagram.“Change your heart, put your arm around people and let’s all uplift each other,” the 26-year-old Banner said.Steelers offensive tackle Zach Banner said he had trouble sleeping Wednesday morning after learning that the 33-year-old Jackson had shared hateful quotes, falsely attributed to Adolf Hitler, while also praising a political activist famous for making anti-Semitic remarks.Jackson apologized multiple times Tuesday after his posts from the weekend went viral.“There’s a common misbelief among black and brown people — and I know this from growing up [in Lakewood, Washington] and I’ve listened to it — that Jewish people are just any other white race. In polarizing times, the Steeles are lucky to have two excellent men in Banner and Heyward on their roster.A day later, the Eagles responded with a statement they posted on their official Twitter account. “We need to understand that Jewish people deal with the same amount of hate and similar hardships and hard times. Zach Banner has 116 posts on their Instagram profile. Steelers offensive tackle Zach Banner …