Kayla Morris is cheering for change, aren’t cheerleaders supposed to root for the players? Kayla Morris rooted for Kaepernick when she decided to take a knee during the National Anthem. She may be for the 49ers but she is also cheers for a team called justice.
On Thursday’s game against the Oakland Raiders, as cheerleaders held out their pom-poms in unison, Kayla Morris kneeled in single formation in the second row protesting against Police brutality among African Americans.
The kneel was posted to Twitter by 49ers fan Lenny Herold. As the post went viral racking up 11,000 retweets and 50,000 likes, many hadmuch to say.
Kayla Morris is braver than the most muscled up men in football uniform ✊🏾 #TakeAKnee
— I'm here to be messy (@hologramshana) November 4, 2018
#KaylaMorris is a legend✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/ter1dxdmyG
— Kayla Millian (@kaylamillian) November 3, 2018
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