The summer of 2020 was an exceedingly turbulent time in the United States: an ongoing global pandemic, a hazy political climate, the killing of countless Black Americans at the hands of police, and, as a result, a refreshed sense of social awareness that sparked petitions, protests, and cries for change. One institution that responded to the calls for progress away from the racism present in the United States was the Washington Football Team.

Football is America's favorite sport. At our Quaker school, part of why we don't have a team is that Quakers don't believe in violence. I wanted to find out how our community felt about football in general...