Dr. Alveda King: I Am ‘Not Sure’ Kaepernick Understands Who Betsy Ross Is

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KING: "Well, you know, I have seen the shoes. They’re kind of cute. The young people especially, kids are a little more forgiving than all of us who are polarizing ourselves with all of these things. And I’m reminded of my dad, reverend A.D. King, my granddaddy Martin Luther King, Sr., my uncle Martin Luther King, Jr., who said, 'Solve conflicts peacefully.' If you take a knee, do a prayer in the process. So I think that we’re skipping some of these steps. You get your information, you educate your public, you examine your own soul, you sit down and you talk. If it doesn’t work, have peaceful demonstrations. Then do win-win reconciliation. So we’re jumping from no facts, no information, I’m not so sure brother Kaepernick even totally understands who Betsy Ross is. So I think it is kind of unfortunate that we’re fighting over sneakers when we should be celebrating, living in the best country on the planet. And I think it was just an unfortunate choice actually, Neil."