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The oppressive seeds of the Colin Kaepernick backlash

  • Written by J. Corey Williams, Resident Physician in Psychiatry, Yale University

Ever since San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick said, “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” he’s been in the media spotlight. Before every game, the TV cameras fixate on him as he kneels in protest. And with each passing week, more and more p...

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