Kaepernick Article

Colin Kaepernick: 4 anos após protestos, atleta segue sem vaga na NFLBack in August 2016, multiple athletes across the US started kneeling during the National Anthem to protest the injustices being seen across the country.  One of the most notable instances was before a 49ers Preseason game, where Kaepernick could be seen kneeling during the National Anthem of the US.  One of the common things heard during these protests was that people took this as a way of disrespecting the military.  The injustice in the United States was evident with police brutality and racism being faced everyday towards African-Americans.  Colin Kaepernick's road from Super Bowl quarterback to anthem protests and becoming the face of Nike

    From then on multiple athletes of African-American households are seen kneeling during the National Anthem as the racism and police brutality is still present to this day and it isn't gonna change.  All the people mentioning their gesture of kneeling is "Anti-Military" or "Disrespecting the Military" are wrong.  Even the military isn't all that good, they have killed innocent civilians, destroyed random places, and have abused their power as the military.  If anything, the police and military are alike in multiple ways, abusing their power and ruining many people's lives and many people's families.


    I think it's good seeing Kaepernick still want to be active in football and I think his letter to Joe Douglas shows his interest in continuing what he started.

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  1. Michelle RosenOctober 5, 2023 at 1:19 PM

    This is a good start but not close to the 500-750 word count.

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