They stood united on the Olympic podium, heads bowed, black-gloved fists raised in the Black Power salute while the "The Star Spangled Banner" rang out to honor athletic achievement.

(Kaepernick was adopted when he was an infant.) Viewers see his struggles as a Black kid in a largely white community, and even his own parents don’t fully understand what he’s going through. Director ...

More power to him. 49ers' Colin Kaepernick: 'I'll continue to sit' for national anthem. After sitting on the bench as the anthem was played before a Friday night exhibition against the Green Bay ...

Colin Kaepernick spoke to The New Republic recently about a new book he co-edited and wrote an essay for and his admiration for two so-called "Black Marxists." ...

Former NFL star Colin Kaepernick says that he doesn’t believe that capitalism would allow for the end of white supremacy. Kaepernick made the statement in an interview with The New Republic promoting ...

With the San Francisco 49ers back in the Super Bowl, we remember the activist quarterback who took them there in 2013 and shook the NFL with his simple act of kneeling against police brutality.

For the past three years, Colin Kaepernick’s absence from the N.F.L. has made him a nearly constant presence in the broader culture. Kaepernick, who, six years ago, led the San Francisco 49ers ...

From Jimi Hendrix to Colin Kaepernick: Why black Americans’ patriotism often looks like ... Red, Yellow and Black Power were bringing the contradictions of American democracy into sharp relief ...

Colin Kaepernick (you may have heard of him) recently received the 2018 Ambassador of Conscience Award from Amnesty International. The ceremony was held Saturday night in Amsterdam.

If you had any questions about where Colin Kaepernick's activist spirit originated, a look at Netflix's new limited series, Colin in Black and White, removes all doubt. These days, Kaepernick is ...

Colin Kaepernick speaks onstage at ACLU SoCal Hosts Annual Bill of Rights Dinner in December 2017 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images) By signing up, you confirm that you are ...

They stood united on the Olympic podium, heads bowed, black-gloved fists raised in the Black Power salute while the “The Star Spangled Banner” rang out to honor athletic achievement.