Outspoken Black activist athlete Gwen Berry turned her back on the American flag as the national anthem played at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials this weekend. Unlike at the Olympics, where the anthem of an athlete’s nation is played when medals are awarded, the anthem at the trials is played only once each evening. “I was pissed, to be honest.”“I don’t really want to talk about the anthem because that’s not important,” Berry said. Growing up, everyone stood for the American flag. Donald Trump has slammed American athletes who take a knee during the anthem to protest racial injustice.

Source: Huffington Post June 28, 2021 02:03 UTC