After the owner of the Houston Texan’s made controversial remarks regarding recent NFL protests, Jay-Z took a moment to speak out on the matter during his concert in Anaheim, California on Friday.
Many players in the NFL have opted to get down on one knee rather than stand for the national anthem in protest of racism happening throughout football in the United States. Owner of the Texans, Bob McNair, made the remark “we can’t have inmates running the prison,” which he has been highly criticized for and has since retracted his statement.
During his performance in Anaheim on his 4:44 Tour, Jay-Z fired back against the current NFL divide, saying “Injuring themselves on the field, giving it all they got. That’s how they look at you. That’s what they think about you. We got so much further to go. The truth is we all believe in whatever you believe in. God, Allah. Whatever you believe in, we come from one source which means we are all brothers and sisters at the end of the day.”
Jay-Z’s 4:44 Tour continues throughout North America until the end of December, with Canadian dates in Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver and Edmonton:
Nov. 1 – Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center at Fresno State
Nov. 3 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Arena
Nov. 5 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center Arena
Nov. 7 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Nov. 8 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Nov. 9 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
Nov. 11 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
Nov. 12 – Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena
Nov. 14 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
Nov. 15 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Nov. 16 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
Nov. 18 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
Nov. 19 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
Nov. 21 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Nov. 22 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
Nov. 25 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Nov. 26 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
Nov. 29 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center
Dec. 2 – Uniondale, NY – NYCB LIVE’s Nassau Coliseum
Dec. 5 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Dec. 6 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
Dec. 9 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
Dec. 11 – Vancouver, BC – Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
Dec. 13 – Seattle, WA – KeyArena
Dec. 14 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
Dec. 16 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
Dec. 17 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
Dec. 19 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
Dec. 21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum