After earning both soaring praise and burning ire for sitting out the national anthem, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has turned his protest against police brutality into a positive force for change โ by opening an education-based camp to empower kids.
Kaepernick, in other words, wants to teach young people how to be the change โ to educate themselves and stay healthy and safe.
On Saturday, Kaepernick hosted a free youth camp called
Know Your Rights โ a "free campaign for youth to raise awareness on higher education, self empowerment, and instruction to properly interact with law enforcement in various scenarios," the website explains.
Hundreds of black and Latino children attended the camp, which took place in Oakland,
according to the
New York Daily News, and the quarterback now plans to expand the program beyond the Bay area.
"We're here today to fight back and give you all lessons to combat the oppressive issues that our people face on a daily basis. We're here to give you tools to help you succeed," Kaepernick told attendees, the Daily News reported. "We're going to give you knowledge on policing history, what the systems of policing in America were based on, and we're also going to teach you skills to make sure you always make it home safely."
Comment: Anyone who pours their energy into major political campaigns in hopes of change can be rightly described as f**ked in the head, no?