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Colin Kaepernick
Pressroom Banter
OCTOBER 24, 2018
Eric Reid, Malcolm Jenkins & the politics of compromise
Some will undoubtedly follow Kaepernick and Reid’s lead while others will side with Jenkins, but at the end of the day, both have helped spark passion for social justice and activism in professional sports.
Pressroom Banter
OCTOBER 24, 2018
Eric Reid, Malcolm Jenkins & the politics of compromise
Some will undoubtedly follow Kaepernick and Reid’s lead while others will side with Jenkins, but at the end of the day, both have helped spark passion for social justice and activism in professional sports.
Pressroom Banter
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
No more safety: Eric Reid's absence is no accident
Eric Reid, former 49ers safety and Kaepernick’s former teammate, who joined his quarterback in taking a knee during the national anthem, is also out of a job for making a political statement.
Pressroom Banter
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
No more safety: Eric Reid's absence is no accident
Eric Reid, former 49ers safety and Kaepernick’s former teammate, who joined his quarterback in taking a knee during the national anthem, is also out of a job for making a political statement.
Pressroom Banter
SEPTEMBER 06, 2018
Don't forget that Nike is in the business of moneymaking
The sports apparel giant recently launched a new, rousing ad campaign featuring former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The new slogan? “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.”
Pressroom Banter
SEPTEMBER 06, 2018
Don't forget that Nike is in the business of moneymaking
The sports apparel giant recently launched a new, rousing ad campaign featuring former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The new slogan? “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.”
Pressroom Banter
MAY 23, 2018
An open perspective: Looking at the NFL's new kneeling policy
I’m not interested in taking aim at anyone’s particular opinion on this ongoing conflict, nor discussing my own, for that matter. I’m simply asking for an open perspective.
Pressroom Banter
MAY 23, 2018
An open perspective: Looking at the NFL's new kneeling policy
I’m not interested in taking aim at anyone’s particular opinion on this ongoing conflict, nor discussing my own, for that matter. I’m simply asking for an open perspective.
Pressroom Banter
APRIL 12, 2018
20 shots: How the Sacramento Kings created unity amidst controversy, tragedy
The NBA and Kings must remember that Clark was murdered, and more definitive, systematic change that goes beyond warm-up shirts is required.
Pressroom Banter
APRIL 12, 2018
20 shots: How the Sacramento Kings created unity amidst controversy, tragedy
The NBA and Kings must remember that Clark was murdered, and more definitive, systematic change that goes beyond warm-up shirts is required.
Visual Art
DECEMBER 04, 2017
'Game Recognize Game’ celebrates sports as a tool for social change
“Game Recognize Game” — the SOMArts Cultural Center’s newest exhibit — explores just that: how sports have been and can be more than just a game.
Visual Art
DECEMBER 04, 2017
'Game Recognize Game’ celebrates sports as a tool for social change
“Game Recognize Game” — the SOMArts Cultural Center’s newest exhibit — explores just that: how sports have been and can be more than just a game.
Election 2016 Retrospective Issue
NOVEMBER 05, 2017
The burden of representation
629 days before Colin Kaepernick first took a knee during the national anthem on a late summer night last year, Mikayla Cowling pulled out her phone and opened up Twitter.
Election 2016 Retrospective Issue
NOVEMBER 05, 2017
The burden of representation
629 days before Colin Kaepernick first took a knee during the national anthem on a late summer night last year, Mikayla Cowling pulled out her phone and opened up Twitter.
Pressroom Banter
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
The outliers
Kaepernick was once the NFL’s outlier, the sporting world’s outlier. But after No. 45, feeling empowered by the population that still finds ways to support his actions, decided to indirectly call the quarterback a “son of a bitch,” the script flipped. The outlier became the norm. Detractors couldn’t the sporting worldwide protests even if they tried.
Pressroom Banter
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
The outliers
Kaepernick was once the NFL’s outlier, the sporting world’s outlier. But after No. 45, feeling empowered by the population that still finds ways to support his actions, decided to indirectly call the quarterback a “son of a bitch,” the script flipped. The outlier became the norm. Detractors couldn’t the sporting worldwide protests even if they tried.
