Tag: colin kaepernick

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of their Just Do It Campaign, Nike took a knee with Colin Kaepernick. The multi-billion-dollar apparel giant announced that they would have Kaepernick be the face of the line.

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick led the way and still fuels the fight against police brutality across the nation, as well as the debate over kneeling during the national anthem. The man himself, however, remains unemployed since the start of the NFL season in early September, despite more than enough athletic reasons to justify signing him. Apparently, too many teams decided his voice and leadership are a liability.

When President Donald Trump’s personal crusade against the media recently evolved into yet another chapter, it was not surprising nor a mere coincidence that his latest target was a female, African-American journalist: Jemele Hill, the co-host of ESPN’s SportsCenter.

The “Kaepernick Effect” was felt everywhere in sports last year, after former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt during the national anthem at a football game in August.

After another phenomenal season to cap off her senior campaign, middle blocker Kelsi Robinson earned recognition from elite company this November being named to the AVCA All-America third team, while also collecting the title of Southern California Inter­collegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Athlete of the Year.

Despite thoughtful analysis of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s decision to sit down during the national anthem, there has been less conversation about the politics behind it.