Former A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell brought Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling protest to the baseball diamond in 2017. The protest was met with support within the Coliseum walls and offices, but brought on death threats and scrutiny from observers outside. Hesitation and, sometimes, c. . .
“It starts with inner circle, when black people aren’t around, and you hear a micro aggression,” he said. “You might lose friends standing up for us. Just because you change your point of view, doesn’t make you a hypocrite.”