A woman performing the national anthem before an NBA preseason game in Miami on Friday protested against racial oppression and police brutality as she did so, kneeling at mid-court and wearing a Black Lives Matter T-shirt. “We’re being unjustly killed and overly criminalized,” Lawrence wrote early on Saturday in a Facebook post. “I didn’t get paid to sing the national anthem nor was this moment about any sort of fame,” Lawrence wrote. “It would be my hope that they would continue to stand for the national anthem. By accepting racial protest, the NBA draws a blueprint for other sports Read more“At the end of the day, to each his own,” Ellington said.

Source: The Guardian October 22, 2016 14:21 UTC