Atlanta restaurant owner offers apologies after kicking black man out over seemingly selectively enforced dress code

from Business Insider: An Atlanta restaurant has apologizedto a Black couple after they were kicked out of the restaurant for not adhering to the dress code. William Johnson, a Black man, was said to have been asked to leave Umi Sushi in Atlanta on October 23 for wearing Nike Air Force 1 sneakers, which violates the restaurant’s dress code. A video that captured the incident showed another woman seated at the restaurant who was wearing tennis shoes. “This is pure racism,” Johnson said in the video. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. The…

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This GS Air Jordan 1 Mid is on the way

This upcoming GS iteration of the Air Jordan 1 Mid sports a white leather foundational layer overlaid by black leather. Light artic pink Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides , with a pink tongue label and a white Wings logo rounding out the upper. The aforementioned upper sits atop a white midsole and light artic pink outsole. The release of the “Light Artic Pink” Air Jordan 1 Mid is imminent at nike.com and select retail venues; they will carry a $90 USD sticker price. Air Jordan 1 Mid GS…

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“Eggplant” Nike Air Penny III: Official Images

The “Eggplant” Air Penny III originally released in 2010 and ten years later it appears it will make its return to retail later this year. In keeping in with its original aesthetic, it will feature a white leather upper with a eggplant lateral Foamposite wing. Black shows up on the tongue/inner bootie and pull tabs with a Penny logo present on the lower lateral ankle. A eggplant midsole sits below the aforementioned upper that houses a forefoot Zoom air cushioning with a heel Air Max unit. The “Eggplant” Nike Air…

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