Colin Kaepernick Makes $100,000 Donation to COVID-19 Relief Fund
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Colin Kaepernick Makes $100,000
Donation to COVID-19 Relief Fund Former NFL players Colin Kaepernick recently announced
the launch of a COVID-19 relief fund through the
campaign he founded, Know Your Rights Camp. Kaepernick donated an initial $100,000 to the fund,
which is aimed at helping communities of color that are
being “disproportionally devastated” by the virus. As of April 20, the fund has
raised more than $287,000. According to the fund’s website, structural racism
in housing, medical institutions, employment and
transportation have perpetuated the issue. Colin Kaepernick,
via statement The fund will reportedly work to provide shelter,
food and personal protective equipment (PPE)
to those without proper access. It will also work to help incarcerated people
of color by partnering with organizations to
pay bail and reduce prison populations. In addition, the Know Your Rights Camp has partnered
with the COVID Tracking Project and The Antiracist
Research & Policy Center's Racial Data Tracker to provide proper information and data on how
COVID-19 is unfairly affecting communities of color.
Donation to COVID-19 Relief Fund Former NFL players Colin Kaepernick recently announced
the launch of a COVID-19 relief fund through the
campaign he founded, Know Your Rights Camp. Kaepernick donated an initial $100,000 to the fund,
which is aimed at helping communities of color that are
being “disproportionally devastated” by the virus. As of April 20, the fund has
raised more than $287,000. According to the fund’s website, structural racism
in housing, medical institutions, employment and
transportation have perpetuated the issue. Colin Kaepernick,
via statement The fund will reportedly work to provide shelter,
food and personal protective equipment (PPE)
to those without proper access. It will also work to help incarcerated people
of color by partnering with organizations to
pay bail and reduce prison populations. In addition, the Know Your Rights Camp has partnered
with the COVID Tracking Project and The Antiracist
Research & Policy Center's Racial Data Tracker to provide proper information and data on how
COVID-19 is unfairly affecting communities of color.