{"id":11788,"date":"2017-10-06T09:21:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T16:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=11788"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:48:51","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:48:51","slug":"the-line-some-lobos-take-the-knee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-some-lobos-take-the-knee\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: Some Lobos \u201cTake The Knee\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c52RAaON-j0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>October 6, 2017 \u2013 When the UNM band started playing \u201cThe Star Spangled Banner\u201d unexpectedly during a shortened halftime, some Lobo football players knelt as a protest against racial injustice, becoming the first college team to cause an uproar for this action, locally and nationally.&nbsp; Gene 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