Colin Kaepernick was awarded the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal by Harvard University on Thursday.
The medal is considered "Harvard's highest honor in the field of African and African American studies" and is awarded "to individuals in the United States and across the globe in recognition of their contributions to African and African American culture and the life of the mind."
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