Once again, Colin Kaepernick shows us what courage looks like.
USA Today reports that Colin Kaepernick is stepping up. The man who took a knee to protest exactly what occurred in Minneapolis has announced that he will help those who protested George Floyd’s murder. He will provide financial aid to those who need legal representation.
In posts on Twitter and Instagram on Friday afternoon, Kaepernick said legal assistance will be paid for by his Know Your Rights Camp. The group is devoted to educating and empowering young people of color, and developing a new generation of leaders.
“In fighting for liberation there's always retaliation. We must protect our Freedom Fighters,” Kaepernick said.
Minneapolis has been rocked by protests following the death of George Floyd. Floyd, who was black, died Monday after a white police officer knelt on his neck for eight minutes, ignoring Floyd’s cries that he couldn’t breathe and witnesses’ pleas to stop. A bystander videotaped the encounter.
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It’s time for all of us to get some skin in the game.
If we don’t say it’s wrong, It’s the same as saying it’s right.
Black Lives Matter. How do you wear it? As a pin? As skin? Are you in?
“When civility leads to death, revolting is the only logical reaction," he said in posts on Instagram and Twitter. "The cries for peace will rain down, and when they do, they will land on deaf ears, because your violence has brought this resistance.”