The staff discusses whether or not brands should be social advocates.
Colin Kaepernick
Whose Broad Stripes and Bright Stars?
Photos by Kayla Lee “I feel like now more than ever [the American flag] represents fighting for what is right and fighting for the justice of other people,” sophomore Peace Ikediuba said. Ikediuba was born in Nigeria, and her family moved to the United States when she was 3 to give her and her siblings […]
Take A Knee And Listen
The NFL anthem protests make an important point about racism, one which should not be lost under a barrage of blind nationalism.
Kaepernick Sits, the World Reacts
Art by Peau Porotesano To sit or not to sit? That has been the question for professional athletes since Colin Kaepernick sat during the national anthem on Aug. 25. Since then, Kansas City cornerback Marcus Peters raised his fist (a la Tommie Smith and John Carlos) on 9/11, a quartet of Miami Dolphins knelt behind […]
Separate the Controversy from the Catalyst
Excessive coverage can confuse activists with the causes they represent
