Former NFL quarterback Colin Kapernick accused his adoptive parents of “perpetuating racism” in an interview that aired Thursday.
while growing up in a White family in his new graphic novel, “Change the Game.” The former football player recalled disagreements with his parents that he attributed to racism, calling his upbringing “problematic.”the biracial quarterback“I think it was important to show that, no, this can happen in your own home, and how we move forward collectively while addressing the racism that is being perpetuated,” he added.
Inspired to braid his hair in cornrows like his hero, NBA star Allen Iverson, Kaepernick recalled received pushback from is parents.Colin Kaepernick accused his white adoptive parents of a “problematic” upbringing.Kaepernick said that after styling his hair this way, his mom warned his hair was “not professional” and he “looked like a little thug.”turned social justice activist said these teenage interactions helped shape his decisions as an adult to embrace his ethnicity.
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