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Taking a Knee

26/09/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - BBC OS, Taking a Knee

US singer Meghan Linsey took a knee in an NFL game.

An American singer-songwriter Meghan Linsey defends her decision to take a knee in an NFL game.

A US singer Meghan Linsey explains why she took a knee after singing the national anthem in an NFL game. 

Also today: BBC reporter talks about her interview with a man who defected the militant group Boko Haram just over a month ago. Women in military discuss the significance of the first female officer in the US marines.

(Photo: Meghan Linsey kneels after singing the national anthem before the game between the Tennessee Titans and the Seattle Seahawks at Nissan Stadium. Credit: Jim Brown/USA TODAY Sports)

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