NBA players are dedicating their post-game interviews to Breonna Taylor
4 years, 5 months ago

NBA players are dedicating their post-game interviews to Breonna Taylor

CNN  

CNN — With the NBA season officially resuming on July 30, players such as LeBron James are using their platforms to dedicate their post-game interviews to Breonna Taylor. “I want to continue to shed light on justice for Breonna Taylor and to her family and everything that’s going on with that situation,” James said. “Before we start, guys, my answer is just going to be ‘justice for Breonna Taylor’ – that’s going to be my answer for everything. “That’s my answer – justice for Breonna Taylor,” Smart responded. Warm-up shirts worn by WNBA players will also have the words “Black Lives Matter” on the front and “Say Her Name” alongside Taylor’s name on the back.

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'Discouraging', 'Devastating': American athletes decry charges in Breonna Taylor shooting
4 years, 3 months ago

'Discouraging', 'Devastating': American athletes decry charges in Breonna Taylor shooting

Firstpost  

A grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky charged detective Brett Hankison with three counts of “wanton endangerment” over shots fired into adjoining apartments. I think that this society — the way it was built — its intentions was to never protect and serve people of color initially.“ —Jaylen Brown on the grand jury's decision to not charge any cops with the …

Breonna Taylor decision ignites fresh outrage across US
4 years, 3 months ago

Breonna Taylor decision ignites fresh outrage across US

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – Hundreds of demonstrators chanting Breonna Taylor’s name marched through the streets of Washington, DC late on Wednesday, after a grand jury in Kentucky decided not to charge police officers for her death – igniting fresh anger over police brutality in the United States. “It feels like that the walls of Breonna Taylor’s neighbours got more justice than …

Sports world reacts to Breonna Taylor charging decision: ‘Justice has not been served’
4 years, 3 months ago

Sports world reacts to Breonna Taylor charging decision: ‘Justice has not been served’

LA Times  

Minnesota Lynx players lock arms during a moment of silence in honor of Breonna Taylor before a game against the Connecticut Sun on July 26 in Bradenton, Fla. — Layshia Clarendon September 23, 2020 My heart is with the family of Breonna Taylor right now. #BlackLivesMatter #JusticeforBreonnaTalyor #DefundPolice #RegisterToVote — Megan Rapinoe September 23, 2020 I don’t have many words …

What does justice for Breonna Taylor actually look like?
4 years, 3 months ago

What does justice for Breonna Taylor actually look like?

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This weekly column will turn into a CNN newsletter later this year. Plus, recommendations: Esquire’s profile of Michael Kenneth Williams and Hulu’s “High Fidelity.” This week’s culture conversation: Justice for Breonna Taylor? Phillip Caruso/Hulu Leah recommends: Hulu’s “High Fidelity” When Hulu’s take on the 2000 movie “High Fidelity” debuted in February, starring the incandescent Zoë Kravitz, the excitement …

LeBron James and LA Lakers teammates wear parody Make America Great Again cap to call for justice for Breonna Taylor
4 years, 4 months ago

LeBron James and LA Lakers teammates wear parody Make America Great Again cap to call for justice for Breonna Taylor

The Independent  

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Column: NBA players are demanding justice for Breonna Taylor’s death. We should join them
4 years, 5 months ago

Column: NBA players are demanding justice for Breonna Taylor’s death. We should join them

LA Times  

The killing of Breonna Taylor illuminates so many of our country’s flaws that it’s almost hard to know where to start: The callous disregard for Black lives, the misguided war on drugs, the overkill employed by local police departments, which treat law-abiding citizens as if they were terrorists in the mold of Osama bin Laden. “We want to make sure …

LeBron James uses media interview after first scrimmage to ‘shed light on justice for Breonna Taylor’
4 years, 5 months ago

LeBron James uses media interview after first scrimmage to ‘shed light on justice for Breonna Taylor’

CNN  

CNN — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James joined the growing number of NBA players using their media availability to demand justice for Breonna Taylor, a Black woman killed during a police raid of her Kentucky apartment in March. “I want to continue to shed light on justice for Breonna Taylor and to her family and everything that’s going on …

LeBron James on Breonna Taylor: ‘We want the cops arrested who committed that crime’
4 years, 5 months ago

LeBron James on Breonna Taylor: ‘We want the cops arrested who committed that crime’

LA Times  

Lakers stars Anthony Davis and LeBron James spoke at length after their scrimmage Thursday about justice in the killing of Breonna Taylor and social reform moving forward. “I want to continue to shed light on justice for Breonna Taylor and to her family and everything that’s going on with that situation,” James said in response to a question about the …

NBA players have a message for everyone: ‘Justice for Breonna Taylor’
4 years, 5 months ago

NBA players have a message for everyone: ‘Justice for Breonna Taylor’

LA Times  

The images are similar. Lakers guard Alex Caruso also did so Wednesday after the Lakers practiced, saying he planned to answer any question about basketball with “We need justice for Breonna Taylor.” Sports Shotgunning and social justice: Twitter account highlights life in NBA bubble A look into the Twitter account that highlights the life inside the NBA bubble. It’s been …

WNBA players will wear Breonna Taylor’s name on their uniforms to honor women lost to racial violence
4 years, 6 months ago

WNBA players will wear Breonna Taylor’s name on their uniforms to honor women lost to racial violence

CNN  

CNN — This season’s WNBA players hope that before you chant their names, you’ll remember the victims of police and racial violence too. When the league’s 2020 season tips off later this month, WNBA players will be wearing special uniforms designed to honor and demand justice for women who they say “have been the forgotten victims of police brutality and …

Beyoncé champions justice for Breonna Taylor in powerful letter to Kentucky AG
4 years, 6 months ago

Beyoncé champions justice for Breonna Taylor in powerful letter to Kentucky AG

LA Times  

In a powerful letter to the Kentucky attorney general, Beyoncé is calling for the termination and arrest of police officers who shot and killed Breonna Taylor. Shared Sunday on the “Spirit” singer’s website, the lengthy note also demands an investigation into the Louisville Metro Police Department’s response to Taylor’s killing, “as well as the pervasive practices that result in the …

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