Colin Kaepernick Released a Black Ass Shoe and I got Ideas for Future Black Ass Shoes

Colin Kaepernick released a woke, black ass shoe, yesterday.

However, you would be forgiven if you didn’t know it was released yesterday because it sold out online just as quick as it was released. The dope black ass woke shoe aka Air Force 1 x Colin Kaepernick is made primarily of luxe black leather with the brand’s reflective swoosh logo leading to a silhouette of Kaepernick’s head on the heel tab. Kaepernick’s logo is featured on the tongue. However, my favorite part of the shoe is the bold and not-so-subtle message, which features a date.

But not just any date.

The date, “08 14 16,” which is located on the sole of the right shoe marks the first time Kaepernick didn’t stand during the playing of the national anthem, during a preseason game between the Houston Texans and San Francisco 49ers. He sat on the bench during the performance before that game, and first knelt during the national anthem on September 1, 2016. Essentially, the date marked on the shoe represents the first time Kaepernick was willing to sacrifice his career (which ultimately happened) to protest racial injustice and police brutality in this country.