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The hosts address the phrase "black-on-black crime," specifically how it is often used as a "non-starter" or a "cop-out" to deflect from conversations about police brutality. Mo Facts explains that while intra-community violence is a significant issue, bringing it up as a counterbalance to state violence is often disingenuous. They discuss the "Mo Facts Law," which posits that every racial conversation eventually devolves into a discussion about Chicago.
Colin Kaepernick began protesting police brutality and racial oppression by sitting during the national anthem during the 2016 NFL preseason. A timeline of his career shows he signed a $126 million extension in 2014 but was benched in November 2015 before the protests began. Photographer Jennifer Lee Chan captured the first viral image of him sitting on the bench, which some observers initially interpreted as the behavior of a disgruntled player rather than a political statement.
