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Articles by Valerie Richardson

In this Oct. 11, 2018, file photo, former NFL football quarterback Colin Kaepernick attends the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal ceremonies at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Nike mum on China crackdown, backed Colin Kaepernick

Nike celebrated Colin Kaepernick as a social-justice folk hero with its "Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything" ad campaign, but apparently the slogan doesn't apply to the pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

October 15, 2019
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) against the Golden State Warriors during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

LeBron James: Daryl Morey ‘wasn’t educated’ on China

LeBron James finally weighed in Monday on China's NBA crackdown over an executive's tweet in support of pro-democracy protesters, saying that Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey "wasn't educated on the situation at hand."

October 14, 2019