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‘How do you pick yourself?’ Jay-Z once said no to the Super Bowl. Now he’s headlining the show he produces

The Roc Nation founder spent seven years choosing the NFL’s halftime stars after backing Colin Kaepernick. Now he’s chosen himself, and the backlash over the optics was immediate.

Fortune · 8h ago

The missed opportunity of Jay-Z’s documentary series

Jay-Z in 8, the rap mogul’s HBO docuseries, covers his life and career in effort to mend his image – with no pushback. Why is he so fixated on the court of public opinion?

The Guardian - US · Oct 12

Clay Travis: inside the Maga permadad’s world of sports bros, trans panic and mortgages

The rightwing media mogul has lost ground to the likes of Pat McAfee and Joe Rogan. He’s hoping his new venture can recapture some headway

The Guardian - US · Oct 2

Colin Kaepernick says NFL owners are colluding against Macklemore after Ed Sheeran tour ban

Colin Kaepernick has accused NFL owners of colluding against Macklemore after the rapper was removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour over comments on Palestine

The Guardian - US · Sep 16

Nate Boyer, the Green Beret who stood beside Kaepernick: ‘The vitriol was more disrespectful than the protest’

Ten years after he helped shape the quarterback’s anthem protest, the former NFL player and Army veteran says he still sees it as an act of patriotism

The Guardian - US · Sep 2

Colin Kaepernick knelt 10 years ago. America responded with a clear warning to Black people

A decade after Kaepernick’s quiet protest shook the NFL, his exile looks less like an aberration than a blueprint for the culture war that followed

The Guardian - US · Sep 1

Nike’s stock hit a 12-year low. Ted Cruz says blame the company’s ‘America-hate’ marketing: ‘Turns out I wasn’t the only one’

Cruz used to be a Nike loyalist.

We Got This Covered · Aug 19

Kaepernick, Springsteen receive new ACLU award for activism in arts, business, science and sports

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has received a new award from the American Civil Liberties Union recognizing contributions to American thought and culture

The Independent UK · Jul 25

Nolan Wells’ autopsy results raise new questions about teen’s death on July 4 boat trip in Mississippi

The autopsy is part of an independent investigation into the circumstances of the teenager's disappearance

The Independent UK · Jul 22

Why many Black Americans were rooting for Argentina to lose the World Cup

Many Black Americans were not cheering Spain’s complicated history. They were rooting against the racism, politics and silence associated with Argentina

The Guardian - US · Jul 22