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Sociologist Harry Edwards, a professor emeritus at Cal Berkeley, served as a mentor and advisor to Colin Kaepernick. Edwards has a long history of sports activism, having organized the 1968 Olympic protest involving John Carlos and Tommy Smith. Edwards describes his role as helping Kaepernick frame his movement and prepare for the personal and professional costs of his activism.
Nessa Diab, a radio DJ and MTV personality, is identified as a significant influence on Colin Kaepernick. Diab previously dated Kaepernick's teammate Alden Smith, which reportedly led to a locker room altercation between the two players. While Diab claims the anthem protest was not pre-planned, the hosts suggest her background in communications and sociology at Cal Berkeley makes her a likely handler for Kaepernick's brand.
