Tag: Colin Kaepernick

Soccer star Megan Rapinoe said that she won’t be visiting the White House if her team wins the Women’s World Cup. Rapinoe is the co-captain of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, and they are currently playing at the Women’s World Cup in France. Speaking with Eight by Eight magazine, Rapinoe said that she wouldn’t visit the White House if the team wins. “I’m not going to the f–king White House,” she said when asked if she was excited about the possibility...

The football star gained international attention after protesting the US national anthem. Colin Kaepernick turns 29 today! The San Francisco 49ers quarterback made international headlines this year after his refusal to stand for the US National Anthem in protest of racism that communities of colour face across the country. But the American Footballer has been making political waves since long before his frankly awesome of show of defiance against racism. An ally of the LGBT community, Kaepernick said that the first openly gay...

Colin Kaepernick–now the $11 million per year backup quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers–will likely not see any action in tonight’s Monday Night Football nationally televised matchup against the Los Angeles Rams. Yet he’ll surely receive attention for the position he takes during the national anthem by kneeling to protest police brutality against African-Americans. In honor of his cause and courage, here are five reasons we love Colin Kaepernick: 1. He’s bucking the trend of apolitical athletes Major team sports athletes have traditionally shied...