Craig Hodges and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf were Kaepernick before Kaepernick

As we commemorate Black History Month, my mind goes back to the NBA players whose beliefs and principles cost them their careers

I recently interviewed former NBA player Matt Barnes for my show The Rematch, where he discussed meeting with Joe Biden before November's presidential election. Barnes and a coalition of prominent Black influencers including billionaire businessman Robert F Smith, CNN's Van Jones, Charlamagne tha God and film director Deon Taylor pushed Biden on subjects such as the 1994 Crime Bill, making sure he and Kamala Harris would be held accountable for their policies around race and social justice moving forward.