Tennis and Social Justice

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Tennis and Social Justice

If you follow tennis, you know that Naomi Osaka, 22, won the U.S. Open title this weekend. But, The Times writes, “she took on not only some of the toughest tennis players in the world but some of the thorniest social issues, as well.”

The article continues:

She handled the pressure on both fronts and returned to the fore in women’s tennis with Saturday’s gritty 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory. She wore seven masks with different names for each of her matches to honor Black victims of violence. She said it motivated her — “I wanted more people to say more names” — and she walked on court Saturday with a mask bearing the name of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy shot and killed in Cleveland by a white police officer in 2014.

“The point is to make people start talking,” Osaka said at the award ceremony.

What is your reaction? What do you think of Ms. Osaka’s win? Her campaign for racial justice? Tell us in the comments, then read the related article to learn more.


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