Colin Kaepernick's foundation donated $25,000 to a charitable group honoring Assata Shakur, formerly JoAnne Chesimard, the convicted Black Liberation Army cop killer living as a fugitive in Cuba. The NFL quarterback's charity made the donation to Chicago-based Assata's Daughters in April as part of a $1 million pledge.
From the Daily Mail:
Shakur was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1973 shooting death of New Jersey state trooper Werner Foerster and sentenced to life in prison, but staged a daring jailbreak ...
Kaepernick, who is well known for his protests against police during the national anthem as a former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, made the donation as part of his pledge to donate $100,000 a month for 10 months to 'organizations working in oppressed communities'.
Assata's Daughters was founded in 2015 to 'develop and train young people, ages 4-19, in the Black queer feminist tradition and in the spirit of Assata,' according to the group's website.
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