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Colin Kaepernick Quotes

born 1987 United States

Colin Rand Kaepernick (born November 3, 1987) is an American civil rights activist and football quarterback who is a free agent. He played six seasons for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL).

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I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.

We know white supremacy is not limited to politics or policies. It also shows up in culture, it shows up in stories.

To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.

On their own, the politics of representation are not enough to build a world where Black & Brown communities can thrive. We also need to focus our attention on structural changes to library systems, the organization of knowledge, & information literacy.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Colin Kaepernick (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.