Erykah Badu Takes Knee for Colin Kaepernick While Hosting Soul Train Awards

Badu took a moment out of her Soul Train Awards set to acknowledge Colin Kaepernick and the sacrifices he has made.

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LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 05: Host Erykah Badu speaks onstage during the 2017 Soul Train Music Awards at the Orleans Arena on November 5, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mindy Small/FilmMagic)

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During the opening segment of the Soul Train Awards, host Erykah Badu told the audience, "I know I usually do a big elaborate musical number, but right here I feel I need to do this." That's when Badu took a knee, saying, "This is for Kap. Kap, we appreciate you, for giving your life, giving up your dream, because you believe in us."

Big shout out to #ErykahBadu for taking a knee tonight at the #SoulTrainAwards pic.twitter.com/ABhK1ryYsK

— Phenomenally Black ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒบโ™ˆ๏ธ (@luvwinsresist) November 27, 2017

People were loving Badu for taking a knee for Kap on a stage like the Soul Train Awards.ย 

#SoulTrainAwards #Swv opened up and have me chills! #Erykahbadu took a knee honoring #westandwithkap. This is about to be amazing again!

— Yulonda S (@Jewelondis) November 27, 2017

THANK YOU!! โœŠ๐ŸพโœŠ๐ŸฟโœŠ๐ŸฝโœŠ๐Ÿผ @fatbellybella #imwithkap #blacklivesmatter #soultrainawards https://t.co/JxXX4kLAEP pic.twitter.com/1pUNnnYvpn

— Know Your Rights Camp (@yourrightscamp) November 27, 2017

Kaepernick didn't personally tweet a message to Badu, but his organizationโ€‹ did retweet this:

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