Sunday, August 28, 2016

"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 said. "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."

Colin Kapernick, AP Big Story, carried by Strib.

Good for him. More people of conscience are needed. It makes a better world.

No plunge into office seeking, no Colin Kapernick Foundation, just a man with conviction. No doing lunch with Blankfein.