Kaepernick has come under fire in recent days for his decision to sit during the national anthem.
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Hayes recalls that he once described himself as a black militant who refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance during one of his son’s baseball games. “I’m an American citizen, I pay my taxes, I want my equal rights, but this is my country, and consequently I don’t want to open up for ISIS or anybody that will take away what we’ve already gained”.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s actions Friday night are being felt in Cleveland. Former NFL player Rodney Harrison said Kaepernick “is not black” because he’s only half-black, and not 100% black like Harrison.
Kaepernick was adopted when he was a child, however he comes from a white birth mother and black father, making him biracial.
Sure enough, when pressed, Kaepernick said, “I have great respect for men and women that have fought for this country…” I think ultimately the question has never been about how black people feel about America, it has and always will be about how America feels about us.
“I don’t think there’s any apologies necessary there”, Harbaugh said at the time.
Taking a fine-tooth comb to the national anthem reveals a nasty detail, according to The Intercept. I’ve listened to the interview multiple times now-I urge you to listen for yourself right here-and I honestly can not tell if Harrison is extremely dumb or just extremely confused. “That’s how you make change”.
It’s not up to Mr. Harrison to judge the legitimacy of Kaepernick’s desire to help end racial oppression in the United States.
What I’m saying his heart is in the right place, but even what he’s doing, he still doesn’t understand the injustices that we face as a black man or people of color, that’s what I’m saying.
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“I’m experiencing stereotypes even to this day, from both sides”, Steele said during an interview with The Huffington Post.
