";s:4:"text";s:4776:" Kaepernick, 32, made his thoughts on the holiday very clear.As of posting, the tweet has been retweeted more than 58,000 times. Ex-quarterback Colin Kaepernick tweeted an Independence Day message reminding us that he always was a radical leftist, America-hating agitator. He then went on to express solidarity with those demanding fuller realization of civil rights. Colin Kaepernick opened his short message saying: "When civility leads to death, revolting is the only logical reaction." We have the right to fight back!
Rest in Power George Floyd.”It was the first comments Kaepernick made since Floyd died in an officer-involved incident in Minneapolis on Monday.
This 13-Year-Old Cheerleader Serving Some Serious Sassy Face Is Taking Over Twitter … The Justice Department announced earlier Thursday it would launch an investigation into the matter.George Floyd's family is now represented by well-known civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump; Mike Tobin reports from Minneapolis.“The cries for peace will rain down, and when they do, they will land on deaf ears, because your violence has brought this resistance. Colin Kaepernick knows a thing or two about defiance. The series will shed light on the development of young black man destined to become a NFL quarterback and civil rights advocate.Signup for Breaking News Alerts & NewslettersSign up for our breaking news alerts Kaepernick said that Black people should not join in on the July 4 celebration, which is one of “white supremacy.”The former NFL quarterback has maintained that he’s interested in a comeback, but he’s yet to be signed by a team.Kaepernick has been out of the NFL since the end of the 2016 season, when he began kneeling for the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality.Andrew Holleran is the managing editor at The Spun.The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback posted a message about the American holiday on Saturday.