I want to start the day with a salute to Colin Kaepernick and Nike. I’ve never been more proud to wear Nike products than I am today and I will definitely be purchasing a new Kaepernick Jersey as well as other Nike clothing and apparel.

As many of you know I am a huge supporter of Colin Kaepernick’s peaceful protest against the murdering of unarmed black people and the injustices carried out against people of color in America. I chose to live in Canada because of the historically deeply rooted racial discrimination and oppression that continues today. Although I am an American living in Canada (AmeriCanadian), I will never shy away from speaking out against injustices against people who are socially oppressed.

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Today is Throwback Thursday and I started to post a throwback picture on my Facebook as a lot of us do.

However, given the recent unnecessary tragic death of Stephan Clark, I am going to throwback to a conversation my mother and I had approximately 7 or 8 years ago.

She was very sick and was in the hospital for a period of time and during this period of time I seriously contemplated moving back to California to help my Mom and Dad and take some pressure off my sister.

I had a guilty feeling living in another country while my Mom was sick and my parents are growing older.

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