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Kneeling on the shoulders of giants: Dave Zirin on ‘The Kaepernick Effect’
It’s been five years since then-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick (in)famously kneeled during the national anthem in protest of the systemic oppression of Black people and people of color in the US. "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," Kaepernick famously explained. "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."
In his new book, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the…
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