Letters to the Editor: Racism and unequal treatment exist here too

'Taking the knee' is not a Black Lives Matter invention and certainly not a “frivolous gesture”
Letters to the Editor: Racism and unequal treatment exist here too

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and teammate 49ers free safety Eric Reid (35) kneel during the playing of the national anthem before a NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams at Levi's Stadium in 2016.

Robert Sullivan says that Ireland is not the place to ‘take the knee’ —
No place for BLM gestures here
(Irish Examiner, Letters, June 11). He calls it a “frivolous gesture”. 

The knee gesture is not a Black Lives Matter invention. 

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