adidas Cancels Controversial Black History Month Sneaker

In January, adidas unveiled a limited UltraBOOST Uncaged silhouette in honor of Black History Month titled "Celebrating Black Culture." The glaring issue was that aside from some inconspicuous colors along the eyelet grommets, the colorway was entirely white, leaving people to question the Three Stripes' judgement. Commenters on our site and posts across social media called out the inappropriate design, causing adidas to officially remove the shoe from its Black History Month lineup. The company...