'Am I Next?' Tennis Star Coco Gauff Voices Outrage Over Killing of Unarmed Black Man George Floyd
4 years, 7 months ago

'Am I Next?' Tennis Star Coco Gauff Voices Outrage Over Killing of Unarmed Black Man George Floyd

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Rising US tennis star Coco Gauff has added her voice to those expressing outrage at the death of an unarmed black man in Minnesota who was in police hands. Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who can be seen in video kneeling on the neck of a handcuffed George Floyd for at least five minutes, was charged with murder in Floyd's death on Friday as violent protests continued around the country. Gauff, a 16-year-old African American, posted a TikTok video on her Twitter feed, juxtaposing an image of herself clad in a black hoodie with photos of Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Trayvon Martin and others. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz decried the "institutional racism" in the United States that makes the experience of African-Americans so different from his own as a white man.

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Coco Gauff finds her voice amid protest over racial injustice: Black Lives Matter
4 years, 5 months ago

Coco Gauff finds her voice amid protest over racial injustice: Black Lives Matter

The Hindu  

American tennis prodigy Coco Gauff says she finally found the right words to speak out against social and racial injustice after appearing at a Black Lives Matter protest rally. Outspoken on social media, Gauff has released videos protesting against killings of African-Americans in the U.S. amid widespread outrage following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man in police …

Coco Gauff demands change and promises to fight racial injustice
4 years, 7 months ago

Coco Gauff demands change and promises to fight racial injustice

CNN  

CNN — US tennis sensation Coco Gauff has urged people to speak out on the issue of racial injustice as she promised to continue using her platform to fight for change. “I’ve been spending all week having tough conversations, trying to educate my non-black friends on how they can help the movement.” READ: Tiafoe feels some people don’t want black …

Am I next? Teenage tennis sensation Coco Gauff asks following death of George Floyd
4 years, 7 months ago

Am I next? Teenage tennis sensation Coco Gauff asks following death of George Floyd

India TV News  

Teenage tennis star Coco Gauff has joined the chorus of people protesting the killing of African-Americans in the US, following the death of an unarmed black man in Minneapolis under police custody. George Floyd, aged 46, died on Monday evening shortly after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, held him down with a knee on his neck though he repeatedly …

US teen tennis star Coco Gauff joins chorus of protest after Minneapolis death, asks 'Am I next?'
4 years, 7 months ago

US teen tennis star Coco Gauff joins chorus of protest after Minneapolis death, asks 'Am I next?'

Firstpost  

Gauff’s video also included a photo of Trayvon Martin, a black teenager whose killing helped spark the “Black Lives Matter” movement. New York: Teenage tennis phenomenon Coco Gauff released a video protesting killings of African-Americans in the United States on Friday, joining a chorus of outrage across the country that followed the death of an unarmed black man in Minneapolis. …

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