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Colin Kaepernick
At the 1968 Olympic games, Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists to protest racism in the United States. Nearly fifty years later, their example still resonates across the NFL.
The league now says it believes that Black Lives Matter, yet Kaepernick still doesn't have an NFL home.
A behind-the-scenes look at the role Black hair plays in Netflixs new drama Colin in Black and White, which charts Colin Kaepernicks journey from adolescence to becoming an activist icon.
"For the past 5 years Ive been working out and staying ready in case an opportunity to play presented itself, the former 49ers quarterback tweeted.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
"It was no surprise to us," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told HuffPost Sunday.
People noticed how the league has treated the Green Bay Packers quarterback, as compared to the activist and former San Francisco 49ers player.
The upcoming project will feature a "never-before-seen archive."
We just witnessed a system built on white supremacy validate the terroristic acts of a white supremacist, the former NFL star tweeted.
The Netflix series "Colin in Black and White" explores the activist and former NFL players unique struggles coming to terms with his Blackness in white spaces.
"When our adoptive parents do not properly prepare us for a racialized world, we are left playing a game of catch-up."
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