Mayor Bans City’s Recreation Facilities From Buying Or Using Nike Products

(CNN) — A day after Nike announced Colin Kaepernick as the face of the brand’s 30th anniversary ad campaign, a city mayor in Louisiana issued a memo banning the purchase and use of any Nike products at the city’s booster clubs and recreation departments.
Ben Zahn, the mayor of Kenner, Louisiana, addressed the September 5 memorandum to Chad Pitfield, the director of the Parks and Recreation Department.
“Under no circumstances will any Nike product or an