Colin Kaepernick praises so-called 'Black Marxists' he worked with for new book, touches on White supremacy

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Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback-turned-social justice activist, co-edited and wrote an essay for a new book, "Our History Has Always Been Contraband: In Defense of Black Studies," which is set to be released on the Fourth of July.

Kaepernick recently talked about the book with The New Republic and about working with "two of the most prominent Black Marxists" – Robin D.G. Kelley and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor. He praised the two writers and hoped the new book challenges readers’ thinking about capitalism.

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Colin Kaepernick attends the "BOSS X NAOMI - Naomi Campbell's Birthday Party" - hosted By Daniel Grieder during the 76th annual Cannes Film Festival at Villa Julia on May 22, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images)

"I’ve long admired Keeanga and Robin’s work as well as their uncompromising political analysis and understanding that Black liberation simply isn’t possible under capitalism," he told The New Republic. "I think the anthology makes this argument quite well, and I hope it challenges readers to see that racism is not white supremacy’s only ingredient. White supremacy persists in part because of its relationship with capitalism, heteropatriarchy, ableism, and so on."

Kaepernick started a firestorm when he protested during the national anthem when he was with the 49ers. He knelt for "The Star-Spangled Banner" to bring awareness to what he called social injustices in the U.S. He parted ways with the 49ers after the 2016 season.

Since then, he has been at the forefront of social activism, calling for the abolishment of the police and