Colin Kaepernick has announced that his Know Your Rights Camp is establishing a fund to pay the legal fees for those protesting following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Former NFL player Colin Kaepernick announced Friday that the Know Your Rights Camp, a campaign he founded to support Black and Brown communities, is establishing a fund to pay the legal fees for those protesting following George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis.
Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, died Monday after being pinned to the ground beneath the knee of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter on Friday. The violent incident was recorded by a bystander and shared widely on social media, inciting wide-spread condemnation, outrage and demonstrations across the United States.
“In fighting for liberation there’s always retaliation,” Kaepernick wrote on Twitter. “We must protect our Freedom Fighters. We started a legal defence initiative to give legal representation to Freedom Fighters in Minneapolis.” In fighting for liberation there‘s always retaliation. We must protect our Freedom Fighters. We started a legal defense initiative to give legal representation to Freedom Fighters in Minneapolis paid for by
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