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In a Wednesday meeting between NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Jay-Z and members of the media. Charlamagne tha God kicked off the meeting with the question on everyone’s mind how do you partner with the league when Colin Kaepernick is still out of a job?
Jigga’s response was the kneeling protest was never about Kaepernick’s employment, it was about police brutality. He went on to say he’s past the kneeling protest, saying the options are clear — “Reaching millions and millions of people or [protesting] Colin not having a job.” He says by choosing to partner with the NFL on social justice issues, he’s choosing the former
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Jay-Z says the task at hand is using the NFL’s resources to change the culture of policing. He says there are 2 parts to protest — first taking a stand, which Colin did, and then getting the company [the NFL] to say, “I hear you.”
