Ten years after Colin Kaepernick took a knee, Black American athletes struggle to be heard
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- Ten years have passed since former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee to protest the oppression of Black Americans.
- Kaepernick never returned to the NFL, but his legacy continued through the Black Lives Matter movement.
- The article says that activism has weakened since Donald Trump returned to power.
A decade after Colin Kaepernick took a knee, Black American athletes are still struggling to make themselves heard, according to Libération.
The former quarterback’s gesture became a powerful symbol of opposition to the oppression of Black Americans. Kaepernick never played in the NFL again, but the legacy of his protest continued through the Black Lives Matter movement.
That activism, however, has lost momentum since Donald Trump’s return, the article says.
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Originally published by Libération in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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