Colin Kaepernick took to social media Saturday to post a passionate, powerful statement as the calendar reached July 4.
Black ppl have been dehumanized, brutalized, criminalized + terrorized by America for centuries, & are expected to join your commemoration of “independence”, while you enslaved our ancestors. We reject your celebration of white supremacy & look forward to liberation for all. ✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/YCD2SYlgv4
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) July 4, 2020
The former NFL quarterback, who has been exiled by the league since the 2017 offseason, is one of the most important social activists on the sports scene and continues to be so.
Your reminder that Black people weren't even considered people on July 4, 1776.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) July 4, 2020