MADISON, Wis. — Republican concerns that former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is too controversial to honour as a black leader doomed a resolution recognizing Black History Month in the state Assembly Tuesday. February is Black History Month. The Legislature’s black caucus had proposed a resolution honouring a number of black leaders, including Kaepernick. Republicans said they tried to honour black history. Last year’s Black History Month resolution ran into similar hurdles in the Assembly after Republican Rep. Scott Allen, who is white, complained the resolution honoured only a select group of black leaders rather than all black Wisconsinites.

Source: National Post February 12, 2019 21:00 UTC