Nike is changing the way it handles contracts with elite female athletes that choose to become pregnant, according to Sports Illustrated. In a letter from Nike EVP of Global Sports Marketing, John Slusher, to the company’s sponsored athletes last week, first tweeted by ESPN’s Emmanuel Acho, there was a clear change to the issue of pay for pregnant athletes. […]
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The Coalition of African American Pastors (CAAP) are not down with Colin Kaepernick’s “hard Left anti-American politics,” so they are calling on Nike to end its relationship with former 49ers quarterback-turned-social justice activist. Kap made headlines last week after he asked Nike to pass on a Fourth of July sneaker celebrating the Betsy Ross flag. The heel of […]
Nike recently announced it would no longer release the special edition Air Max 1 Quick Strike Fourth of July after Colin Kaepernick raised concerns about the shoe’s use of a “Betsy Ross” flag. The decision to pull the shoe was met with criticism from people on the right, and one Iowa police officer even decided to […]
Colin Kapernick reportedly spoke out against the Nike shoes.
NEW YORK (AP) — Nike is pulling a flag-themed tennis shoe after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick complained to the shoemaker, according to the Wall Street Journal. The shoe’s heel has a U.S. flag with 13 white stars in a circle on it, known as the Betsy Ross flag. Citing unnamed sources familiar with the […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Nike is pulling a flag-themed tennis shoe after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick complained to the shoemaker, according to the Wall Street Journal. The shoe’s heel has a U.S. flag with 13 white stars in a circle on it, known as the Betsy Ross flag. Citing unnamed sources familiar with the […]
Nike was set to release a shoe featuring an early version of the American Flag, but after input from Colin Kaepernick they canceled it. Kaepernick said he and others found the shoe offensive; and just like that it was canceled. Chris Paul says they don’t want to lose all of their Black supporters money. HEAD […]
Michael Avenatti is facing a new legal battle following reports that he tried to extort millions from Nike. The famed attorney is now being accused of embezzling two million that an NBA star paid him to give to his ex-girlfriend. Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside claims he wired $2.75 million to Avenatti in January 2017, and most of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t step in to referee a copyright dispute between Nike and a photographer who took a well-known image of basketball great Michael Jordan. That means lower court rulings for the athletic apparel maker will stand. Photographer Jacobus Rentmeester sued Nike after it used an image he […]
Olympic champion Simone Biles is upset about an anti-Nike tweet from USA Gymnastics interim president and CEO Mary Bono. Bono was appointed Friday to hold the position while USA Gymnastics searches for a permanent successor to Kerry Perry, who resigned under pressure from the United States Olympic Committee in September after spending nine months on […]
Colin Kaepernick has filed an application to trademark a black-and-white image of his face and infamous ‘fro. According to espn.com, Kaepernick’s company Inked Flash has filed for the trademark, ‘which showed up on the website for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday but was filed last Friday, and says the intent is to use the image […]
