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Kaepernick's Kneel: 10 Years Later

Published September 1, 2026 · Updated September 1, 2026 · The Guardian

Ten years after Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem to protest police killings of Black people, his banishment continues to resonate.

A decade after Colin Kaepernick's quiet protest shook the NFL, his exile looks less like an aberration than a blueprint for the culture war that followed. The quarterback's decision to take a knee during the national anthem for the entire 2016 NFL regular season resulted in him never playing in the league again.

Many important details surrounding Kaepernick, his banishment and significance have disappeared, replaced by more time and darkness. We consume by clip, by click, by meme, and knowledge by meme is not knowledge at all. mchezo.life

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