NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reiterated the league's support for players fighting for racial justice and protesting police violence.
Citing a police officer shooting Jacob Blake in the back on Aug. 23 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Goodell said the incident has "brought forth more feelings of anger, frustration, anguish, fear for many of us in the NFL family.""The NFL stands with the Black community, the players, clubs and fans," Goodell said Tuesday. "Confronting recent systemic racism with tangible and productive steps is absolutely essential. We will not relent in our work.
The league announced earlier this summer it is committing US$250 million over 10 years to social justice initiatives. Goodell pointed out the NFL Votes campaign and encouraged teams to offer the use of stadiums as polling centres. "The players want to see us leveraging the influence to hold officers that are bad officers to be held accountable," Vincent said. "That access to meeting the and access to meeting with local officials to truly address reform and training. ... There has been a lot of work done but we still keep seeing the same image play out on television of unarmed black men being shot down."
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Rogers launches 5G in more than 50 communities in Canada: Here’s the listThat\u0027s faster than expected
Read more »
Rogers launches 5G in more than 50 communities in Canada: Here’s the listRogers launches 5G in more than 50 cities and towns in Canada. Did your community make the list?
Read more »
Dozens of Black former franchisees sue McDonald's over alleged discriminationA group of 52 former Black franchise operators is suing McDonald's over alleged racial discrimination.
Read more »
5 Canadian Activists On The Power Of Joy In Organizing“I wholeheartedly believe that Black joy is an act of resistance because we live in a world that thrives off of Black pain or exploitation'
Read more »