The Conflicts of Colin Kaepernick’s Nike Victory

Kitanya Harrison
Sep 4, 2018 · 4 min read

Those of you who follow me know that I write about Colin Kaepernick a lot. I want him to succeed. I want him to win. The tide seems to be turning for him, and I’m over the moon about what that means for him as an individual.

When I first saw Kaepernick kneeling in protest, I remember thinking: My God… They’re going to drive a hatchet into his back. And they’ve tried to. At every…

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