CULTURE Nike's "Betsy Ross Flag" Shoes Lost 500 Jobs Because Colin Kaepernick Knows History Meg Hanson 02 Jul, 19 How is a sportswear company a useful (or even relevant) arbiter of what a deeply fraught political symbol means?
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