Spike Lee announces rally for Colin Kaepernick

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NEW YORK -- Spike Lee is promoting a planned rally for free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

Lee's rally is scheduled for Aug. 23 outside the NFL's headquarters in New York City.

The rally is being organized by several civil rights groups.

The former San Francisco 49er became a topic of national conversation last year for choosing to kneel instead of stand for the national anthem, citing police violence and social injustice against minorities. He parted ways with the 49ers in March and hasn't been signed by another team.