Kaepernick’s foundation made the donation to Chicago-based Assata’s Daughters, named after former Black Liberation Army member Assata Shakur, in April as part of a $1million charitable pledge.
- Colin Kaepernick’s foundation made the donation to Assata’s Daughters in April
- The Chicago-based charity is named in honor of cop killer Assata Shakur
- Shakur was convicted in the 1973 shooting death of a New Jersey state trooper
- The Black Liberation Army member escaped from prison and lives in Cuba
- She was godmother to rapper Tupac Shakur, whose stepfather aided the escape
- Charity is a ‘collective of radical Black women’ affiliated with Black Lives Matter
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