Sweet Thursday presents (Rescheduled!) : Dave Zirin: "The Kaepernick Effect. Taking a Knee, Changing the World"

In 2016, amid an epidemic of police shootings of African Americans, the celebrated NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a series of quiet protests on the field, refusing to stand during the U.S. national anthem. By "taking a knee," Kaepernick bravely joined a long tradition of American athletes.