Colin Kaepernick to Receive 2026 Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award for Racial Justice Advocacy
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 25
Colin Kaepernick to Receive 2026 Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award for Racial Justice Advocacy
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 25
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Colin Kaepernick will receive the Muhammad Ali Center’s 2026 Humanitarian of the Year Award later this year, returning the former NFL quarterback to public view ahead of his new book.
The center said it chose Kaepernick for advocacy against racial injustice and support for underserved communities through Know Your Rights Camp and other philanthropic work.
Lonnie Ali, Muhammad Ali’s late wife and the center’s co-founder, said Kaepernick used his platform to push equality, human dignity and social change despite personal and professional costs.
The honor ties Kaepernick’s post-NFL profile again to his 2016 national-anthem protests, which made him one of the most prominent athlete-activists in the United States.