All articles tagged with #guilty conscience
Colin Kaepernick responds to Jay-Z’s Yankee Stadium freestyle in a Dateline NBC interview, saying the moment underscores the power of the people and viewing Jay-Z’s stance as a sign of a “guilty conscience” amid ongoing backlash over his NFL partnership; the piece also notes related context around Kaepernick’s memoir and the broader controversy surrounding Jay-Z’s collaborations.
Colin Kaepernick says Jay-Z’s remarks about him reflect a “guilty conscience” over Roc Nation’s NFL partnership and the Target deal, arguing the backlash exposes power dynamics between celebrities and corporate deals; he also notes he won’t sell his memoir in Target and is promoting his book tour with the National Association of Black Bookstores.
Two former Russian prisoners who fought in Ukraine as commanding officers with the Wagner Group paramilitary cartel have released recorded video calls with a human rights activist, confessing to numerous atrocities they say they committed against civilians and fellow mercenaries. They describe executing Ukrainian civilians, including children, and burning their bodies. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff has called for punishment, while the head of Wagner Group, Evgeny Prigozhin, denies the allegations.