Rapinoe accepts Glamour award and blames ‘systematic white supremacy’ for sidelining Kaepernick

Published November 12, 2019 8:33pm ET



Women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe thanked Colin Kaepernick for paving the way for athletic political activism in her Woman of the Year acceptance speech.

On Monday night, Glamour hosted its Women of the Year award ceremony, in which Rapinoe was honored. During her acceptance speech, Rapinoe, 34, credited Kaepernick for using his position as an NFL player to draw attention to police brutality through his national anthem protests.

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