Colin Kaepernick took a knee. NBA players wore “I Can't Breathe” shirts. The world's biggest sports stars have been protesting police brutality and racial injustice for years.
Nobody initially paid him any attention. Nearly four years ago, when Colin Kaepernick took a seat during the national anthem before a preseason NFL game, his silent protest that would eventually shake the world of sports went unnoticed. Not until the third game, when a grainy picture of his peaceful demonstration began to spread, was the San Francisco 49ers quarterback asked why he wasn’t standing.
“Ultimately it’s to bring awareness and make people realize what’s really going on in this country,” Kaepernick said at the time....
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