The hosts of the 2020’s ESPY Awards are using their voices to speak out against racial injustice. Russell Wilson, Sue Bird, and Megan Rapinoe opened the ceremony of the night of the Sunday dress of Black Lives Matter t-shirts, recognizing the Black athletes that have dedicated their careers to the fight for equality, and explaining that the work is far from over. “Our country is a job that is not anywhere close to being complete. We need justice. We need a true leadership. We need a change and we need it now,” said Russell. “It’s not enough to listen to. Help.”
“Colin Kaepernick had never been kept on the sidelines. He knew that discomfort was essential to the liberation and the fight against the oppression against Black people is bigger than sports,” aggregate Demand. The emotional speech he encouraged the athletes, sports fans, and all over the world to continue your education about the struggle for racial equality and maintain this momentum.
“We cannot allow sports to try and take us back to the way things were,” said Megan. “Every athlete at every level has the power to show what is seen to fight for what is right.” Watch Russell, Sue, and Megan opening address above, and bookmark this list of organizations to donate in support of racial justice.
