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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
Wed Aug 26, 2020, 09:46 PM Aug 2020

Naomi Osaka says that she's pulling out of her semifinals tennis match tomorrow.


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Max Burns
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As the @GOP chugs on with a convention where everything is great in America, there's a general strike brewing across the sports world over our national silence on racial injustice.

Yamiche Alcindor
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Naomi Osaka says that she’s pulling out of her semifinals tennis match tomorrow. "Before I am an athlete, I am a Black woman. And as a Black woman I feel as though there are much more important matters at hand that need immediate attention, rather than watching me play tennis."
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Naomi Osaka says that she's pulling out of her semifinals tennis match tomorrow. (Original Post) soothsayer Aug 2020 OP
Excellent malaise Aug 2020 #1
Well, Serena got knocked out of this tourney last night Olafjoy Aug 2020 #2
Osaka has a lot of class. cwydro Aug 2020 #3
I've never heard of her before, but I'm a fan now. nt crickets Aug 2020 #4
Good Find! Rt TY! Cha Aug 2020 #5
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