TIME magazine honours Colin Kaepernick‘s peaceful protest against institutionalised racism in its October 2016 edition.

How?

By placing he and how his now iconic kneel on its cover, and presenting its readers with a thought-provoking piece penned by Sean Gregory.

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I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.

What do you think of the cover?