Forty-two percent of African-Americans now say they like the 49ers quarterback “a lot”, while only 2 percent dislike him “a lot”.
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Kaepernick shared he got “a few” threats to end his life from “a couple different avenues”.
The quarterback added that he does not tell team security about the threats because if something were to happen to him “that would move this movement forward at a greater speed than what it is even now.”
“There’s a lot of racism disguised as patriotism in this country”. You have players across this country, not only in the National Football League but soccer and NBA and high school players, they don’t like to address this issue that people of color are oppressed and treated unjustly.
John Legend is an award-winning singer and songwriter, but he’s quickly becoming as much known for his outspoken thoughts on politics and race in America as he is for his music career.
“That’s a flawless example of what this is about”. “That’s a flawless example of what this is about”. I think it’ll be very telling what happens with the officer that killed him, what happens with [her] because everybody’s eyes will be on [her]. Kaepernick originally remained seated on the bench, but modified that so that people didn’t think he was protesting the military.
“With what’s going on, I’d rather see him take a knee than stand up”, he said during an appearance on the show. And it will be loud and clear for everyone why it happened.
Everyone has an opinion on Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem.
Over at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, three players for the Miami Dolphins – receiver Kenny Stills, safety Michael Thomas and running back Arian Foster – sat in protest for the second week in a row. Recently, he revealed that he has started receiving death threats because of his actions.
Numerous high school sports teams have developed their own version of the protest. Legend replied that he doesn’t understand why people are so upset, though the backlash isn’t surprising given the way people have reacted to racial protests in the past.
Kaepernick has dealt with getting booed and obscene gestures from fans in visiting stadiums since his protest became public August 26. As a result, the number of athletes, amateur and professional, who are kneeling or raising a fist continues to climb.
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Kaepernick has also pledged to donate the first $1 million he makes this season to charities that will help communities in need.
