Why Kaepernick Took a Knee & What Kept Him Going
Colin Kaepernick joins Rich Roll to discuss what drove his 2016 protest, how he built a decade of activism work quietly, and his current focus on literacy and criminal justice reform.
The gist
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Kaepernick wrote down his future goals as a 4th grader, including height, weight, and team, and credits the habit with helping him mentally rehearse high-stakes moments.
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He says institutional power in team sports uses replaceability and teammate dependency to enforce conformity in ways individual sports cannot.
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His organization ran ten years of under-the-radar work on legal defense, autopsies, and rights education before he chose to re-enter public discourse strategically.
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His literacy company Lumi uses AI to diagnose skill gaps but refuses to write for students, citing that 70% of U.S. students lack basic reading proficiency.
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