ACLU Creates Ralph Ellison Award, Honors Springsteen and Kaepernick as First Recipients

“You Peacefully Protested”: Wife Nessa’s Powerful Message to Colin Kaepernick as ‘Cruelly Treated’ NFL Star Wins Major Award

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has put Colin Kaepernick in rare company. The former NFL quarterback has been named one of the first honorees for the Ralph Ellison Award for Defenders of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the Arts, Business, Science, and Sports, alongside Bruce Springsteen. Colin’s wife, Nessa Diab, has seen the path that led Colin to this honor, and has decided to honor him in her own way. Watch What’s Trending Now!…

ACLU Creates Ralph Ellison Award, Honors Springsteen and Kaepernick as First Recipients

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced that musician Bruce Springsteen and former National Football League (NFL) quarterback Colin Kaepernick will receive the newly established Ralph Ellison Award, recognizing their contributions to civil rights and civil liberties through the arts and sports. The award ceremony is scheduled for July 24 in Washington, D.C.