The hysteria that ensued when Colin Kaepernick and other NFL players chose to kneel looks extra foolish right now. So, let’s not make the same mistake yet again, and spend all our energy on the reaction and not the reason for it.
Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics, who has led protests on the ground, tweeted something that I think illuminates that point.
I want to be clear, the vast majority of what is transpiring now is peaceful as well—and with legitimate questions about who is instigating when it is not.
Still, we all have to understand why frustration and heartbreak is at the level it is.