Colin Kaepernick is releasing a deeply personal children’s book.

Colin Kaepernick—the activist quarterback blackballed by the NFL for kneeling during the national anthem at the start of games in protest of police brutality and racial inequality—is releasing a children’s book inspired by a pivotal moment in his childhood. I Color Myself Different, the first picture book in a multi-book deal between Kaepernick Publishing and […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-07-16 15:56:17 UTC ]

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