Colin Kaepernick receives the SI Muhammad Ali Legacy Award during SPORTS ILLUSTRATED 2017 Sportsperson of the Year Show on December 5, 2017 at Barclays Center in New York City.Medium CEO Ev Williams announced Thursday that Colin Kaepernick is joining the company as a board member and will publish his own blog on the site on anti-Black racism and civil rights.
Kaepernick, the free-agent National Football League quarterback, will publish "content focused on race and civil rights in America," the company said in a statement announcing the collaboration. "I am excited for Kaepernick Publishing to partner with Medium to continue to elevate Black voices in the news and publishing industry," Kaepernick said in a statement. "I also look forward to creating new opportunities and avenues for Black writers and creators with my new role as a board member."co-founder, said the two sides have been in discussions "for some time," adding Medium will tap into Kaepernick's "perspective, as a partner and leader.
," which will discuss "anti-Black racism and civil rights in our society. He will also interview high profile leaders, activists, and athletes, and create content from these interviews that will live on Medium," the release said. Colin Kaepernick #7 and Eric Reid #35 of the San Francisco 49ers kneel in protest during the national anthem prior to playing the Los Angeles Rams in their NFL game at Levi's Stadium on September 12, 2016 in Santa Clara, California.Kaepernick made headlines in 2016 after kneeling during the national anthem to
Lol. Is medium making any money?
So Medium, which hales itself as egalitarian, just got a celebrity spokes-model to suck up bandwidth. I agree with BLM and have supported Kaepernick7 for a long time, but the voices of celebrities really don't need to be amplified.
Has been. Yawn should go the way of Aunt Jemima
Lmao
He Doesn’t Want To Play Football He’s Making More Money Doing What He’s Doing Now Plus People Forget Kaepernick Was On The Downside Of His NFL Quarterback Career When He Was On 49ers It’s Fact
He can’t read a defense, or a TelePrompTer. Sounds like a blast.
great - just make sure you fact check the shit out of him Medium because 99% of what he says is complete bullshit and factually incorrect.
Now he's gonna get a Nobel Prize 😅🤣🤣
since the media loves him so much why doesn't CNBC put him hosting SquawkCNBC
Just me that thought that was fellani then 😂?
Will he talk about those currently enslaved or will he continue to focus on distractions and nonsense?
No one cares
Grab opportunity
why?
not bad for a dude raised whiter than I was.
What a joke, he's a weed smoking, lady raping, general bad guy playing and activist
What a joke lmfao
Dummies will fill up their pockets, reading nonsense 🤗
danprimack Awesome. But also kind of a selfish bummer for this eternally hopeful Patriots fan. Cheers Kaepernick7 !
does anyone really care?
He’s a dumb as a rock. Good for them.
IDK
Which is code for: Chief Censorship Officer
He’s that blogging company’s bottom girl. White Liberals do that. They use skin color for profit.
danprimack Yes medium
Medium has gone full anti-police.... Good to know.