Kaepernick finishing $1 million pledge that began with anthem protest

Wednesday, January 17, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is about to complete his pledge to donate $1 million dollars to charitable organizations.

Kaepernick made the promise after a Sep. 1, 2016 preseason game. That's when he first went down to one knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality.

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Since then, he has donated $900,000 to organizations fighting for social justice.

Wednesday on social media, Kaepernick announced that he will donate the last $100,000 of the pledge over the next 10 days.



Silicon Valley De-Bug got $10,000 today. The San Jose group advocates for jail reform and will use some of the money to help families of jail inmates.
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Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors helped Kaepernick pick the organization and will match the pledge with his own $10,000 donation.



Kaerpernick posted a list of the organization he has helped on his website.

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