Best Of: Colin Kaepernick / Danielle Brooks
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Best Of: Colin Kaepernick / Danielle Brooks

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 19, 202649 min
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10 years ago, former 49ers NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to protest police violence against Black people. After the season ended, he never played in the NFL again. He spoke with Tonya Mosley about his childhood, football career, and activism. His memoir is his The Perilous Fight. Actor Danielle Brooks first became known as Taystee on Orange Is the New Black. She spoke with Terry Gross about that series, growing up singing in her parents’ church, and landing the role of Sofia in "The Color Purple," both on Broadway and the film adaptation. ...

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From WHYY in Philadelphia, this is Fresh Air Weekend. I'm Tanya Moseley in Los Angeles. Today, former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. He took a knee during the national anthem to protest police violence and never played in the NFL again. A decade later, he says the point of that protest is still being missed.

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We want to stop police killing black people. And the NFL had an issue with that being said. I want people to just take a moment and think about that. Why would that be an issue for anybody? To say we want police to stop killing black people. Also, actor Danielle Brooks. She first became known as Tasty on Orange is the New Black.

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While shooting the series, she also auditioned for the Broadway revival of The Color Purple. She knew she had to be ready. I remember they had a table with the director and producers, and I went straight up to that table and I tapped that table and I was like, all my life I've had to fight.

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