*White Wisconsin lawmakers pulled Colin Kaepernick‘s name off a resolution honoring Black History Month following an outcry from Republicans.
As noted by The New York Post, GOPers in the state Assembly refused to pass the legislation acknowledging the contributions of Black Americans on Tuesday — until Democrats agreed to remove the former quarterback’s name, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
Milwaukee Rep. David Crowley, a Democrat, slammed the decision as “a textbook example of white privilege” and a “slap in the face.”
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“It is critical for this body to recognize the black caucus and recognize the resolution we put forward,” Crowley said on the Assembly floor. “Many of these people that you don’t agree with will still be in the history books that your children and grandchildren will be reading.”
The resolution, without Kaepernick, passed unanimously Tuesday.
The hate for Kaepernick stems from his decision to protest injustice, racism and police brutality against Blacks during the 2016 games by kneeling on the sideline during the national anthem. The 31-year-old athlete, who was born in Milwaukee, hasn’t played in the NFL since that season with the San Francisco 49ers.
Jim Steineke, the Assembly majority leader from Kaukauna, said Republicans wouldn’t approve the resolution with Kaepernick for “obvious reasons.”
“I think it’s important to recognize the contributions of literally thousands and thousands of African-Americans to our state’s history but also trying to find people who, again, bring us together. Not look at people who draw some sort of vitriol from either side,” said Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and baseball legend Reggie Jackson were among the two dozen Black Americans set to be honored by the resolution.
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