{"id":500937,"date":"2021-05-12T15:51:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T19:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=500937"},"modified":"2021-05-12T15:51:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T19:51:15","slug":"colin-kaepernick-to-publish-book-of-essays-on-abolishing-the-police-featuring-convicted-cop-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colin-kaepernick-to-publish-book-of-essays-on-abolishing-the-police-featuring-convicted-cop-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Kaepernick To Publish Book Of Essays On Abolishing The Police Featuring Convicted Cop-Killer"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolin-kaepernick-to-publish-book-of-essays-on-abolishing-the-police-featuring-convicted-cop-killer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=500937&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1182910294-scaled-1.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick will edit and publish a book of essays arguing for the abolition of police and prisons in October, featuring contributions from a number of radical racial justice activists including convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbolition for the People: The Movement for a Future Without Policing and Prisons\u201d is the debut title from the NFLer\u2019s own publishing house, <a href=\"https:\/\/kaepernickpublishing.com\/\">Kaepernick Publishing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">fter months of hard work, we\u2019re excited to announce that we\u2019ll be publishing our first title, ABOLITION FOR THE PEOPLE: THE MOVEMENT FOR A FUTURE WITHOUT POLICING &#038; PRISONS, on 10\/12\/21. This anthology is edited by <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\">@Kaepernick7<\/span><\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> &#038; features the contributions of over 30 writers,\u201d Kaepernick Publishing announced on Twitter. The book represents a \u201ccollective journey toward building a better world \u2014 a world without and beyond policing and prisons,\u201d the outlet added in its official release.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.071625344353\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After months of hard work, we\u2019re excited to announce that we\u2019ll be publishing our first title, ABOLITION FOR THE PEOPLE: THE MOVEMENT FOR A FUTURE WITHOUT POLICING &#038; PRISONS, on 10\/12\/21. This anthology is edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kaepernick7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Kaepernick7<\/a> &#038; features the contributions of over 30 writers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fj6tuBpYBy\">pic.twitter.com\/fj6tuBpYBy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kaepernick Publishing (@KaepernickPub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KaepernickPub\/status\/1392148821669384196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cEdited by activist and Super Bowl quarterback Colin Kaepernick, \u2018Abolition\u2019 for the People is a manifesto calling for a world beyond policing and prisons. The collection includes over 30 essays representing a broad array of voices and experiences, including political prisoners, grassroots and formerly incarcerated community organizers, scholars, and family members of those killed by the anti-Black terrorism of policing and prisons,\u201d Kaepernick Publishing continued. \u201cBlending rigorous analysis with first-person narratives, Abolition for the People definitively makes the case that the only political future worth building is one without and beyond policing and prisons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The book is set to drop in several forms \u2014 hardcover, audiobook, and e-book \u2014 in October and will reportedly include a contribution from Kaepernick himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe omnipresent threat of premature death at the hands, knees, chokeholds, tasers, and guns of law enforcement has only further engrained its anti-Black foundation into the institutions of policing,\u201d Kaepernick, who is best known for his \u201canti-police brutality\u201d kneeling protests during NFL games when he was still employed in the league, said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2021\/05\/11\/colin-kaepernick-abolish-the-police-book\/\">according to TMZ<\/a>. \u201cIn order to eradicate anti-Blackness, we must also abolish the police. The abolition of one without the other is impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The book features essays from a who\u2019s who of radical racial justice advocates, including Mumia Abu-Jamal, who is still seen as a major force for social justice despite being convicted of the 1981 murder of a Philadelphia police officer. Abu-Jamal was sentenced to death but his sentence was overturned and he is now serving life in prison without parole.<\/p>\n<p>Following his on-the-field protests during the 2016 NFL season, Kaepernick turned down a one-year contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers and has not played professional football since. After leaving the 49ers, Kaepernick sued the NFL claiming that team owners and general managers (and perhaps then-President Donald Trump) had conspired to lock him out of the league; he eventually settled with the NFL for an undisclosed amount of money.<\/p>\n<p>Kaepernick\u2019s name surfaced earlier this week after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/progressives-upset-tim-tebow-possibly-about-to-be-signed-but-not-colin-kaepernick\">reports emerged that the Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> were considering signing former professional football player Tim Tebow to a one-year contract, with leftists blasting the league \u2014 and the Jaguars \u2014 for failing to consider Kaepernick instead. But it seems Kaepernick does not need professional football to remain in the headlines or to sustain his lifestyle; the athlete, who frequently speaks favorably about socialist countries and socialist leaders, is reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/fanbuzz.com\/nfl\/colin-kaepernick-net-worth\/#:~:text=After%20factoring%20in%20his%20NFL,according%20to%20Celebrity%20Net%20Worth.\">worth more than $20 million per FanBuzz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick will edit and publish a book of essays arguing for the abolition of police and prisons in October, featuring contributions from a number &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277962,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1182910294-scaled-1.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Colin Kaepernick To Publish Book Of Essays On Abolishing The Police Featuring Convicted Cop-Killer","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-500937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1182910294-scaled-1.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Colin Kaepernick To Publish Book Of Essays On Abolishing The Police Featuring Convicted Cop-Killer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2277962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=500937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=500937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}