EDDIE PELLS / The Associated PressSep 9, 2018
No longer welcome on an NFL sideline, former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick turns to social media to make his point on the league's opening Sunday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
ROB MAADDI / The Associated PressSep 3, 2018
Nike reportedly will feature the athlete and civil rights figure in billboard, TV and online ads, create a Kaepernick apparel line and contribute to his charity. The deal is said to put the ex-quarterback in the top bracket of NFL players with Nike. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
MIKE CORDER / The Associated PressApr 21, 2018
The human rights group awards the former NFL quarterback its Ambassador of Conscience Award for his peaceful protests against racial inequality. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Allen Barra / TruthdigSep 27, 2017
The president, with his latest unsportsmanlike conduct, is helping pro football avoid an ugly truth about its link to traumatic brain damage. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Eric Ortiz / TruthdigSep 11, 2016
NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a risk with his national-anthem protest against injustice in the U.S. Now other athletes are joining him, as are countless other Americans who want to overturn the status quo. Their courage can make all the difference. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Mark O'Connell / TruthdigMar 6, 2013
The “It Gets Better” project is a grand achievement, and the abundant and various non-famous voices on the website offer much needed empathy and recognition. But we might consider how unhelpfully easy the lucky, privileged, "normal" few can make hope sound. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigFeb 6, 2013
Sports isn't a subject matter Jon Stewart usually covers on "The Daily Show," but the spectacle that the Super Bowl has become was too good a topic for the Comedy Central host to ignore. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 3, 2013
Ahead of the 47th Super Bowl on Sunday, a jock has capitalized on his moment in the spotlight to continue his campaign of support for gay rights.
Ahead of the 47th Super Bowl on Sunday, a jock has capitalized on his moment in the spotlight to continue his campaign of support for gay rights. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigFeb 1, 2013
As if the anti-gay remarks by San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver weren't enough to send the team's management into a tizzy, two of its other players are adding to the controversy by denying that they were in a video produced to combat bullying experienced by LGBT teens. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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