colin kaepernick complaint gets nike sneaker yanked
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Nike Drops Sneaker Featuring Betsy Ross Flag After Colin Kaepernick Is Said to Complain It Invokes Slavery
Just in time for the Fourth of July comes a report that Nike yanked a sneaker embellished with a Betsy Ross flag after NFL footballer-turned-activist Colin Kaepernick complained the image conjured up slavery and all its ills. According to the Wall Street Journal, which attributes its story to “people familiar with the matter,” Nike’s Air…