This is not something that I
am going to run by anybody. I am not looking for approval. I
have to stand up for people that are oppressed. ... If they take
football away, my endorsements from me, I know that I stood up for what
is right.
Excerpt from the article below:
Colin Kaepernick refused to stand for the national anthem of 'a country that oppresses black people and people of color'
"I am not going to stand up to
show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and
people of color," Colin Kaepernick told NFL.com "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."
