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Basketball: NBA Social Justice Coalition calls for passage of police reform bill

Reuters
Posted at May 25 09:52 PM

The National Basketball Association's (NBA) Social Justice Coalition has called on the U.S. Senate to pass a police reform bill to honour the memory of George Floyd, an African-American killed by a Minneapolis police officer last year. Read more »

NBA creates Kareem Abdul-Jabbar social justice award

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at May 14 12:37 AM

The Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award was unveiled by the league on Thursday. Read more »

'Justice served': NBA, players praise Chauvin guilty verdict

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 21 09:37 AM

NBA players joined nationwide protests against George Floyd's killing in Minneapolis in May last year. Read more »

U.S. Soccer scraps anthem-kneeling policy

Reuters
Posted at Feb 28 09:56 AM

US Soccer on Saturday voted to end a ban on players kneeling during the national anthem, something they have done to protest racial inequality and police brutality. Read more »

Football: U.S. women's team 'past the protesting phase' of anthem debate

Reuters
Posted at Feb 23 09:55 AM

The U.S. women's national team said their decision to resume standing as a group for the national anthem is not the end of the squad's fight for justice.   Read more »

US athletes decry charges in Breonna Taylor shooting

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 24 10:01 AM

US sports figures who have used their platforms to back the Black Lives Matter movement and call for police reform reacted with dismay to the charges filed Wednesday in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor. Read more »

NBA: Carmelo Anthony calls push for social justice a 'lifelong fight'

Sopan Deb, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 12 07:37 AM

In November, Carmelo Anthony signed with the Portland Trail Blazers, embraced a reduced role and began having his best season in years. Read more »

NBA: Pelicans' Holiday donating remaining salary to social justice causes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 16 11:24 AM

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday will donate the remainder of his salary for the 2020 NBA season to causes promoting social justice, he announced on Wednesday.  Read more »

NBA: Lakers' Davis won't wear social justice message on jersey

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 01:17 PM

Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis has chosen to keep his last name at the back of his jersey, rather than use a social justice message approved by the NBA and players' union. Read more »

NBA: LeBron James forgoes wearing social justice message on jersey

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 12 02:19 PM

LeBron James said Saturday he would opt out of wearing a social justice message on the back of his jersey because it doesn't "resonate with his mission." Read more »

WNBA dedicates season to social justice

Reuters
Posted at Jul 07 07:38 PM

The WNBA has said teams will wear uniforms bearing the names of Black female victims of police brutality and racial violence during the league's opening weekend. Read more »

NBA players unlikely to use victims' names on jerseys

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Jul 01 09:22 AM

A plan to permit players to use the names of victims of police violence on the backs of their game jerseys is unlikely to proceed, Yahoo Sports reported on Tuesday. Read more »

NBA to paint 'Black Lives Matter' on Disney courts -- report

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Jun 30 08:52 AM

The NBA's plan to highlight social-justice issues when play restarts reportedly will start from the ground up. Read more »

Coronavirus boosts community spirit and nationalism in some countries

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jun 11 07:36 PM

The coronavirus pandemic is boosting both nationalism and community spirit, unleashing shifts in attitudes that would usually take years to trickle down, according to a survey released on Thursday. Read more »