Nike “sacrifices everything” with Kaepernick campaign
Lakshya Vegiraju and Quinn Hoagland
November 21, 2018
Filed under Sports
Months after the Colin Kaepernick Nike advertisement released, controversy surrounding the international commercial still remains. A debate between lack of patriotism and upholding First Amendment rights continues. Two years ago, in September 2016, Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem p...
NFL practices protected speech
December 10, 2017
Filed under Opinion
It all started with a kneel. Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers at the time, took a knee during the national anthem at a home game against the Houston Texans on Aug. 14, 2016 to start the conversation on police brutality that had been previously avoided. In a press conference,...