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Colin Kaepernick would be foolish to skip Trump's race summit

By Tom Joyce
Published May 12, 2018 4:00am ET
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Colin Kaepernick would be foolish to skip Trump's race summit
Former NFL quarterback and social justice activist Colin Kaepernick became a controversial figure when refusing to stand for the national anthem, instead he knelt to protest racial inequality and police brutality. | (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

President Trump’s intention to hold a race summit later in the year was announced last week — and one of his invites may surprise a lot of people.

Boxer Mike Tyson and rapper Kanye West were among the predictable invites, since they support Trump. But former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick also made the list.

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