On Colin Kaeperick

It should not be forgotten that the original stated purpose for Colin Kaepernick’s protest at the start of NFL games beginning in 2016 was not a protest of the American flag, but a protest against a pattern of unprosecuted police violence against Black Americans. It also should not be forgotten that Kaepernick continues to be blackballed by the same NFL owners who today have unanimously adopted this policy. I continue, as I have since last fall, to act in solidarity with others as we engage in economic withdrawal (a boycott) of the NFL, and it’s associated activities. This is in the spirit of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who spoke of the efficacy of economic withdrawal on the night before his assassination 50 years ago. #staywoke