Naomi Osaka, a Lady with Convictions

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n get a conversation started in a majority white sport I would consider that a step in the right direction. Watching the continued genocide of Black people a the hand of the police is honestly making me sick to my stomach. I’m exhausted of having a new hashtags pop up every few days and I’m extremely tired of having this same conversation over and over again. When will it ever be enough?”</p><p id="a2a3">The tennis world applauded her stance and words against racism and police brutality. She has had her own racist experiences in her native Japan. After winning the U.S. Open in 2018, followed by another win at the Australian Open in 2019, she experienced the sting of racism in Japan as they mocked her thick, curly hair and skin color.</p><p id="56c1">With all the unrest around the country and Covid-19 had shut down all sports including tennis, she turned her focus to the BlacklivesMatter Movement and participated in social justice protests in Minneapolis, where George Floyd died in May after a white officer held his knee on his neck, to make her voice heard against these types of atrocities.</p><p id="18be">After making her stand, the following day she returned to the tennis court because she realized that on the court, she could advance her cause by using both her racket and her voice. While she stood alone that fateful day, back on the court, she stand taller than ever lending her platform for the fight against racism and police brutality.</p><p id="d581">In conclusion, young or old, black, white, brown, and red people are showing their support for the moment , BlackLivesMatter, for injustice anywhere is a threat to injustice everywhere.</p><p id="a235">For additional reads:</p><div id="867a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-the-dreamer-dreamed-his-dream-john-lewis-congressman-activist-c3857abfc2d2"> <div> <div> <h2>RIP-John Lewis, 17 Term Congressman & Activist-How the Dreamer Dreamed his Dream.</h2> <div><h3>A true champion stood with strength with #BlackLivesMatter. When a seed is planted within, and nurtured, it blossoms…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*oO-ORhmaowFQIvR1)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="4d55" class="link-block"> <a href="ht

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22 Year old , A two-time Grand Slam Tournament Singles Champion and Cultural Icon

Miss Naomi Osaka made a stance in support of #BlackLivesMatter and the shooting of Jacob Blake who was shot in the back seven times by a white officer as he attempted to enter his car.

The NBA,coaches, celebrities all took a stand and made a statement about systemic racism in America while Miss Osaka withdrew from Western & Southern Open in protest of police shooting of Mr. Blake.

The Milwaukee Bucks took a stance as they refused to enter the court for a playoff game against the Orlando Magic. They stood in unison as they repeated their call to stop the racial injustice.

Even the dodgers lifted their voice in protest of the killing of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin; the outfielder Mookie Betts, manager Dave Roberts and pitchers Clayton Kershaw and Kenley Jansen stood together at a news conference advocating against violence and how torn they were and could not play the San Francisco Giants and pretend all was well in this Country.

While they stood together, tennis player, Naomi Osaka took her stance against racism alone as she withdrew from the Western and Southern Open in New York after she had battled back from a set down to defeat Anett Kontaveit and reached the semifinals. No one stood with her as she gave up a shot at a $285,000 paycheck. Her bravery got lost in the midst of others protests, i.e. NBA, WNBA, MLS and Major League Baseball.

Abstaining in recognition of her stance to bring attention to racism and police brutality, she stated, “However, before I am an athlete, I am a black woman. And as a Black woman I feel as though there are much more important maters at hand that need immediate attention, rather than watching me play tennis. “I don’t expect anything drastic to happen with me not playing, but if I can get a conversation started in a majority white sport I would consider that a step in the right direction. Watching the continued genocide of Black people a the hand of the police is honestly making me sick to my stomach. I’m exhausted of having a new hashtags pop up every few days and I’m extremely tired of having this same conversation over and over again. When will it ever be enough?”

The tennis world applauded her stance and words against racism and police brutality. She has had her own racist experiences in her native Japan. After winning the U.S. Open in 2018, followed by another win at the Australian Open in 2019, she experienced the sting of racism in Japan as they mocked her thick, curly hair and skin color.

With all the unrest around the country and Covid-19 had shut down all sports including tennis, she turned her focus to the BlacklivesMatter Movement and participated in social justice protests in Minneapolis, where George Floyd died in May after a white officer held his knee on his neck, to make her voice heard against these types of atrocities.

After making her stand, the following day she returned to the tennis court because she realized that on the court, she could advance her cause by using both her racket and her voice. While she stood alone that fateful day, back on the court, she stand taller than ever lending her platform for the fight against racism and police brutality.

In conclusion, young or old, black, white, brown, and red people are showing their support for the moment , BlackLivesMatter, for injustice anywhere is a threat to injustice everywhere.

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