Director Ava DuVernay made a statement today on Twitter, sharing that she will be boycotting the Superbowl due to the NFL’s racist treatment of Colin Kaepernick. In her post, she included a powerful spoken word video from poet and activist Hannah L. Drake titled “All You Had to Do Was Play The Game Boy”.
I will not be a spectator, viewer or supporter of the #SuperBowl today in protest of the @NFL’s racist treatment of @Kaepernick7 and its ongoing disregard for the health + well-being of all its players. To watch the game is to compromise my beliefs. It’s not worth it. #ImWithKap pic.twitter.com/fNEeke0crs
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) February 3, 2019
DuVernay wrote, “To watch the game is to compromise my beliefs. It’s not worth it. #ImWithKap”. DuVernay’s sentiment was shared by many others on social media, who were incensed by the NFL’s blackballing of Kaepernick and the treatment of other players protesting police brutality by taking a knee during the National Anthem.
The campaign also raises awareness and funds for Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp, a youth camp designed to “raise awareness on higher education, self empowerment, and instruction to properly interact with law enforcement in various scenarios.” People using the hashtag are encouraged to donate $7 to the fund (Kap’s jersey number) and to tag seven more people to donate. Many celebrities have followed DuVernay’s suit:
#ImWithKap #7Challenge! I am donating $7 to Colin’s Know Your Rights Camp. The number 7 symbolizes Kap’s jersey number. I challenge you to donate $7 to @YourRightsCamp and nominate 7 others to do the same. Go to https://t.co/Bonrfn2Jf2 and click donate. @Kaepernick7 pic.twitter.com/upSma6Hcxs
— Nick Cannon (@NickCannon) February 3, 2019
“I’m no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I’m changing the things I cannot accept” Dr. Angela Davis. #ImWithKap https://t.co/FobilXc7J0
— COMMON (@common) February 3, 2019
(via Variety, image: Jerod Harris/Getty Images)
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