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  • Colin Kaepernick, "I Color Myself Different"

    Colin Kaepernick’s “I Color Myself Different”

    Originally published: Black Agenda Report on April 20, 2022 by Roberto Sirvent (more by Black Agenda Report)  | (Posted Apr 26, 2022)

    Colin Kaepernick: The idea for “I Color Myself Different” had been circulating in my mind long before I put a pen to the page, in part, because the story is based on an actual moment from my childhood. When I was in kindergarten, I was given a seemingly straightforward assignment in school: “draw a picture of yourself and your family.”