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Jordan Flight 45 Pure Platinum Atomic Mango White Kumquat | Jordan Brand’s Partnership with HBCU Howard University Places Potential Pressure on the Jumpman for Two Distinct Reasons

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Jordan Brand Howard University Partnership — NIKE, Inc. Jordan Brand and Nike recently made a commitment to HBCU design school Pensole Lewis College. It shows that Jordan Brand has placed its money where its consumer support comes from, but in aligning with Howard, the brand may have inadvertently placed itself into an ongoing issue for…

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Jordan Brand’s ‘Black Community Commitment’ Delivers Another Round of Funding

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A continuation of the 10-Year, $100 Million Black Community Commitment, the multi-year grants will help support the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, Morehouse College’s sports journalism program and the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting. Source: Jordan Brand Black Community Commitment National Museum African American History and Culture Ida…

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I Watched The Witcher Finale, Missed 17 Straight Points by Zion, but I Woke Up and Went Straight to YouTube | Why This is Important

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In 2017 I wrote a post on why the Harden Vol. 1 wasn’t being sold by James Harden. Since that time Harden’s signature shoe has lost shelf space in retail outlets and has been a promotional item with very little excitement. You can almost place the decrease in interest on adidas basketball to Zion Williamson…

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WHY NOT? UNITE. air.jordan.com | Slow and Consistent Storytelling Establishes Branding

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In September, Jordan Brand introduced UNITE, a new film series about the unifying power of basketball. Today, the third film debuts, starring Russell Westbrook, his… Source: WHY NOT? UNITE. air.jordan.com This post is less about the latest video in the Unite series, an ongoing video campaign combined with written blogs via the air.jordan.com site creating…

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Jordan Brand x Dior Shows that Jordan 1 Recognizes the Vogue Mistake

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A limited-edition Air Jordan I High OG, the partnership’s first revealed product, debuted during Dior’s Fall 2020 presentation. Source: Jordan Brand x Dior Jordan 1 Official Partnership Jordan Brand collabs are often celebrated because they fuse together two different worlds to create a product that has value across categories. It would seem that any alignment…

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UNKNWN.com Launches “I AM MICHAEL” Video Series

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 www.UNKNWN.com brings a new approach to connect with Jordan fans through a video series called “I AM MICHAEL” to commemorate the release of the #Laney Air Jordan V. This series symbolizes a key moment in Michael Jordan’s young life and his unwavering #perseverance – when he first tried out for his high school varsity basketball team, he didn’t…

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Top 20 Sneakers of 2018

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images via KITH, size?, Packer and brand websites Last year I created the standards below for my Top 40 Sneakers of 2017: 2017 Top Sneakers of the Year Qualifications based on M.A.P.P.S. Materials – Premium materials are important to me… very important. Aesthetics – the way the shoe looks, colorway, cut… some of the shoes that could…

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