A conversation with Eli Steele about the NFL’s woke messaging

Published September 23, 2021 7:45pm ET



The NFL brought back segregation to kick off its 2021 season. In an attempt to appease the social justice warrior mob, the NFL has committed to forcing left-wing indoctrination on its audiences under the guise of racial equality. Left-wing propaganda through helmet decals and end zone stencils will be omnipresent throughout the season. It starts with the playing of the black national anthem at all games this year. Playing a song solely based on skin color is divisive. Furthermore, the song has absolutely zero impact on any person in the country, nor does it solve any of the alleged problems. It’s a weird 21st-century combination of segregation and virtue signaling.

I had a conversation with filmmaker Eli Steele about the initiative by the NFL. Steele is a prominent voice on race in the United States. His film What Killed Michael Brown? is a documentary that discusses the shooting of Michael Brown in 2014 and addresses race relations in the U.S. The film is written and narrated by scholar and author Shelby Steele, Eli’s father.

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