The former star quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, Colin Kaepernick, has still not been able to make an agreement with a team to secure his already earned spot in the NFL. Back in 2016, Kaepernick took a knee during the National Anthem instead of the usual tradition of standing up with your right hand placed over your heart. The former NFL athlete explained that he did this not to disrespect the country that has given him everything he has, but simply to raise awareness that he and his fellow black brothers will not continue to support a country that does not, in return, support their color.
Over a solid 4 years have passed since the team who drafted him unexplainably released him as a free agent and so far, not one other team in the league has reached out to Kaepernick. Despite all of the talent he brings to the table with him, the 32-year-old athlete was transparently blackballed throughout the entire association, which has just been enabling him with more time to focus on matters that he actually wants to achieve, instead of just playing his sport. Kaepernick recently announced that his children’s book, “I Color Myself Different,” partnered with Scholastic and will be officially published by them on April 5, 2022. The idea of the children’s picture book was made known to the public back in 2019 and embodies the sole purpose of “amplifying diverse views and voices while elevating a new generation of writers and creators.”
This is going to be the second book that the former 49ers star has launched, following his very first being, “Abolition for the People: The Movement for a Future Without Policing and Prison.” It is clear that Kaepernick took a very different approach when considering the structure and content of his second book. As the talented icon continues to focus his attention on other aspects taking place in the world, besides football, it now seems more understandable as to why Kapernick chose to dedicate his life to, if not solving than gaining more awareness of the problem that gave him a ‘bad’ reputation throughout the NFL.