Sep 23, 2026 · 9 min · 4 segments
Colin Kaepernick joins Real Talk with MJ for a powerful conversation about identity, fear, football and social justice. Kaepernick opens up about the experiences that shaped him growing up, how…
Colin KaepernickGuestMJHostA turning point for me in my life, my parents know, like, when Trayvon Martin, like, passed away, George Zimmerman got acquitted.
I remember I was on my Mac, like, I saw it.
I thought it was fake.
I'm, like, 12 years old.
That, for me, was, like, the first time I, like, oh, this is how they view me.
In your book, you talked about, like, that turning point for you, where...
You're kind of uncomfortable with telling your parents about the experience that you had where people were like, he's racist.
Would they believe me? Credibility of what you may raise as an issue is constantly questioned.
You get to a point where it's like, I can't trust you as someone who's going to protect me at this.
And in many ways, for me, it turned to a space of when the issue arises or something I have to deal with, My first reaction was looking internally, because I always had to.
A turning point for me in my life, my parents know, like, when Trayvon Martin, like, passed away, George Zimmerman got acquitted.
I remember I was on my Mac, like, I saw it.
I thought it was fake.
I'm, like, 12 years old.
That, for me, was, like, the first time I, like, oh, this is how they view me.
In your book, you talked about, like, that turning point for you, where...
You're kind of uncomfortable with telling your parents about the experience that you had where people were like, he's racist.
Would they believe me? Credibility of what you may raise as an issue is constantly questioned.
You get to a point where it's like, I can't trust you as someone who's going to protect me at this.
And in many ways, for me, it turned to a space of when the issue arises or something I have to deal with, My first reaction was looking internally, because I always had to.
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