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News Articles: Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick (L) and Harrison Butker (R).

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Some NFL fans see disparities in its responses to Harrison Butker and Colin Kaepernick

NFL head Roger Goodell, reacting to Harrison Butker's controversial commencement speech, said the league values diversity of opinion. Some fans were quick to argue that hasn't always seemed the case.

May 23, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Attorney Ben Crump discusses the conditions that 35-year-old Lashawn Thompson endured before his death in a Fulton County jail's psychiatric wing.

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Autopsy finds 'severe neglect' to blame for man's death in bedbug-infested jail cell

An independent autopsy released by lawyers for the family of a man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in a Georgia jail's psychiatric wing says that he "died due to severe neglect." Lashawn Thompson died in September, three months after he was booked into the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta.

May 22, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Lashawn Thompson, 35, died in the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta in September 2022. His family's attorney, Michael Harper, said Thompson's body was covered with insect bite marks.

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Crump says Kaepernick to pay for autopsy for inmate who died in 'appalling conditions'

The former NFL quarterback is assisting the family of Lashawn Thompson, a Georgia jail inmate who died last year while covered in insects, civil rights attorney Ben Crump said.

April 21, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim

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  • Book News & Features

Colin Kaepernick says 'I Color Myself Different' in his first children's book

Colin Kaepernick's kindergarten teacher gave his class an assignment: Draw a picture of your family. When he colored his family yellow and himself brown, it became a pivotal moment for his identity.

April 02, 2022
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  • Samantha Balaban
Colin Kaepernick, co-creator of the Netflix dramatic limited series, <em>Colin in Black and White</em>, attends the series premiere on Oct. 28, 2021. The former NFL quarterback has launched an initiative to offer free second autopsies in police-related deaths.

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Colin Kaepernick launches new initiative to offer autopsies for police-related deaths

The new initiative will eliminate concerns from the first autopsy, ensure that it was conducted without any biases or errors.

February 24, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick will appear in the latest update of the Madden NFL 21 franchise. Kaepernick is seen above ahead of a workout for NFL football scouts and media in Riverdale, Ga., in 2019.

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The Return Of Colin Kaepernick — To The Madden Franchise

EA Sports says Kaepernick will return as a free agent in the latest update of Madden 21. His overall rating of 81 is higher than several notable NFL starters, including Baker Mayfield and Cam Newton.

September 08, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker
Former NFL football quarterback Colin Kaepernick moved his workout from the Falcons facility in Flowery Branch to an open-media workout in Riverdale, snubbing the NFL in the process.

Kaepernick Snubs NFL, Moves Workout To Local High School In Atlanta

UPDATED: Monday 11/18/19 at 11:30 a.m. After much anticipation, former quarterback Colin Kaepernick worked out in Atlanta on Saturday, but not on the...

November 18, 2019
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  • Associated Press and
  • Taylor Gantt
KSU cheerleaders, from left to right, Shlondra Young, Tommia Dean and Kennedy Town are part of a group of cheerleaders that say they'll take a knee in the stadium tunnel when the national anthem is played at Saturday's homecoming game.

Civil Rights Group: School Retaliated Against Cheerleaders

A national civil rights group says it has "grave concerns" about actions taken by a Georgia university after five black cheerleaders knelt during the...

October 26, 2017
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  • JEFF MARTIN and
  • Associated Press
(left to right) Coach Dan Quinn, Devonta Freeman [24]. Arthur Blank. Julio Jones [11]. Taylor Gabriel [18]

Will We See More NFL Protests This Season?

Sports has long been known as the great unifier. But in the NFL, this season feels different. Hundreds of players, coaches and owners joined together to...

September 27, 2017
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  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt

On Second Thought For Friday, October 14, 2016

Maria Bamford has been called one of "The 50 Funniest People Now" by Rolling Stone. She's Stephen Colbert's favorite comedian. And her Netflix series ...

October 14, 2016
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  • Celeste Headlee

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