Thursday, December 7, 2017

Council Member Jumaane Williams Honors Colin Kaepernick

 

Council Member Jumaane D. Williams presented former NFL quarterback and civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick with a New York City Council proclamation honoring him for his “commitment to protesting the systemic oppression of and police brutality toward people of color.”

Williams presented Kaepernick with the proclamation Tuesday at a gala hosted by The Nation Institute where he was awarded the 2017/Puffin Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship. 

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Source: The Amsterdam News 

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