NBA players have grabbed the stage and are moving beyond words in trying to force change. Baseball players should climb on up there with them. (Via ShiDavidi)
TORONTO – For those determined to ignore the social justice movement and society’s inability, if not outright refusal, to confront embedded bigotry, not listening to the issues and shutting out the demands for change is really easy.
Within that backdrop, the Milwaukee Bucks’ refusal to take the court for their playoff game against the Orlando Magic, a decision that led to the shutdown of the NBA’s other scheduled contests Wednesday with wider fallout pending, is a seminal moment for the power of sport. In baseball, the Milwaukee Brewers quickly followed the Bucks’ lead, agreeing with the Cincinnati Reds to also sit out Wednesday’s action, while the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres, and Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants did the same, as well.
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