{"id":14348,"date":"2020-04-18T11:53:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T18:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=14348"},"modified":"2020-04-18T11:53:43","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T18:53:43","slug":"colin-kaepernick-starts-coronavirus-relief-fund-for-minority-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2020\/04\/18\/colin-kaepernick-starts-coronavirus-relief-fund-for-minority-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Kaepernick starts coronavirus relief fund for minority communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Scott Ostler\u00a0<\/a>April 16, 2020\u00a0Comments<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Colin Kaepernick watches during Golden State Warriors’ 119-117 overtime win over Portland Trail Blazers in NBA Western Conference Finals’ Game 4 at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon on Monday, May 20, 2019.Photo: Scott Strazzante \/ The Chronicle<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colin Kaepernick, the world\u2019s busiest unemployed athlete, is chipping in to the nation\u2019s massive battle to alleviate the effects of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaepernick, who last played for the 49ers in the 2016 season and has not been offered an NFL job since then, announced on Twitter on Thursday that he has established a virus-relief fund aimed at minority communities, which are disproportionately affected by the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His tweet: \u201cStructural racism makes Black & Brown ppl more likely to die from #COVID 19. We\u2019ve launched the Know Your Rights Camp COVID-19 Relief Fund to directly impact the disproportionate effect #coronavirus is having on our communities. #WeGotUs Donate at http:\/\/knowyourrightscamp.com\/covid19\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to CNN anchor\/correspondent Ana Cabrera on Twitter, Kaepernick will donate $100,000, and \u201cThe fund will focus on food, shelter relief, education, PPE & incarcerated populations to help stop the spread of the virus and provide resources to those who are defenseless.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott Ostler is a columnist for The San Francisco Chronicle columnist. Email: sostler@sfchronicle.com<\/a> Twitter: @scottostler<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scott Ostler has been a sports columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle since 1991. He has covered five Olympics for The Chronicle, as well as one soccer World Cup and numerous World Series, Super Bowls and NBA Finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though he started in sports and is there now, Scott took a couple of side trips into the real world for The Chronicle. For three years he wrote a daily around-town column, and for one year, while still in sports, he wrote a weekly humorous commentary column.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has authored several books and written for many national publications. Scott has been voted California Sportswriter of the Year 13 times, including six times while at The Chronicle. He moved to the Bay Area from Southern California, where he worked for the Los Angeles Times, the National Sports Daily and the Long Beach Press-Telegram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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