Los Angeles (AFP)

While waiting to perhaps become again an American football player in NFL, Colin Kaepernick has a new activity to promote, since he will write stories focused on the racial theme and civil rights in America, for the online platform Medium .

"Civil rights activist and athlete Colin Kaepernick will join our board of directors. Medium will partner with (his publishing company) Kaepernick Publishing to create and deliver stories focused on racial and civil rights in America , and to raise the emerging voices of communities of color, "the statement said.

"I know he will bring his valuable knowledge and leadership to Medium, especially as the world takes a fresh look at racial justice. His mission will be to make the voices of these communities heard, which was desperately needed. in the publication space, "added Ev Williams, director of the media which attracts some 170 million monthly readers to his various blogs.

Colin Kaepernick reacted on Twitter, saying in particular "impatient to create new opportunities and openings for black writers and creators, with (his) new role as a member of the board of directors".

A new activity that could precede, who knows, a return to the NFL after more than three years of absence resulting from his activism on the field. Between autumn 2016 and January 2017, he knelt down several times during the national anthem to protest against police violence against blacks.

Donald Trump, who called him a "motherfucker" for the move, said he and his followers should be fired. At the end of the contract, Kaepernick had not been kept by San Francisco, and no club has recruited him since.

His name and knee on the ground have been rehabilitated in recent weeks, during the numerous demonstrations against social injustice in the United States, after the death of George Floyd following his arrest in Minneapolis on May 25. In solidarity, the police knelt down several times.

And while voices are calling for his return to the NFL, Trump himself said on Wednesday that Kaepernick should have another chance at joining the league, "if he can." "Beyond kneeling, I would love to see him have another opportunity, but he must be good." "If he doesn't play well, it would be unfair" to give him a chance.

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