Posted on November 30, 2020

U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Shows Support for Black Lives Matter

Li Cohen, CBS News, November 28, 2020

The U.S. women’s national soccer team faced off against the Netherlands Friday in its first game in almost nine months  — and did so while protesting racial injustice and demanding “that the liberties and freedoms that our country was founded on extend to everyone.”

In a 50-second video posted on Twitter, the team showed off their jackets, which had “Black Lives Matter” spread across the front over lines of red and blue.

“As a team we work towards a society where the American ideals are upheld, and Black lives are no longer systemically targeted,” team members narrated throughout the video. {snip}

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USWNT defender Crystal Dunn posted a separate message of support on Friday, saying, “it is our duty to demand that the liberties and freedoms that our country was founded on extend to everyone.”

“We protest against racial injustice and police brutality against Black people,” Dunn wrote. “We protest against the racist infrastructures that do not provide equal opportunity for Black and Brown people to fulfill their dreams, including playing on this team.”

Prior to the start of Friday’s game, several players — while donning their Black Lives Matter jackets — kneeled during the national anthem.

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