(CNN) — It was ultimately a method of carrying on police brutality and systemic racial injustice, but former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick states his choice to kneel in protest throughout the pregame National Anthem started with a single man. Mario Woods. “The conversation happened shortly after the execution of Mario Woods,” Kaepernick informed Paper magazine, a publication focusing on fashion and entertainment. ‘We have passed kneeling’ That was December 2, 2015, nine months prior to Kaepernick famously chose to sit […]
