Naomi Osaka wearing a mask with the name of a black victim who was violent by a white police officer at the US Open = September (AP / joint)
Women’s tennis player Naomi Osaka (Nissin Foods), who continues to actively communicate on the issue of racial discrimination, wrote in the New York Times (electronic version) on the 21st, entitled “Athletes, let’s raise your voice.” Contributed. “Just because we are athletes, we shouldn’t be silent,” he said.
At the US Open (August-September), when he won his second victory, Osaka wore a mask with the name of a black man who had been violently damaged by white police officers. “It is criticized for athletes expressing their opinions, but sports have never been unrelated to politics,” he stressed.
When LeBron James, a black star in the US professional basketball NBA, criticized the administration, a conservative newscaster told him to “dribble silently,” Osaka said. I have a big responsibility to raise it. I will not dribble silently. ” (Joint)
