Thank You, National Basketball Players Association & Milwaukee Brewers for boycotting BAU

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Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 at 4:52:48pm PDT

No More BAU: —Business As Usual— is cancelled as evermore humans are murdered by white supremacists like the ones being ignored by police after killing persons in Kenosha, WI last night and other such atrocities. Thank You many WNBA players pictured below, NBPA, Utah Jazz, Milwaukee Brewers and all others who are today screaming at us (all): No More Business As Usual

We stand with our players. #JusticeForJacobBlake pic.twitter.com/yEPQ3cA4gC
— NBPA (@TheNBPA) August 26, 2020

"Our voices that we use down here it’s very important for us to continue"

» https://t.co/zl8RJMcwV8 pic.twitter.com/aUuTQSSGSX
— utahjazz (@utahjazz) August 26, 2020

FUCK THIS MAN!!!! WE DEMAND CHANGE. SICK OF IT
— LeBron James (@KingJames) August 26, 2020

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris: Please speak up every hour with force of your persuasive personal voices.

Republican National Committee: Please speak up every hour with force of your persuasive corporate voices.

Thank You Colin.

When civility leads to death, revolting is the only logical reaction.

The cries for peace will rain down, and when they do, they will land on deaf ears, because your violence has brought this resistance.

We have the right to fight back!

Rest in Power George Floyd
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) May 28, 2020

Lynx game postponed as WNBA joins NBA strike

All WNBA games were postponed Wednesday in the wake of Sunday's police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis. By Michael Rand Star Tribune AUGUST 26, 2020 — 6:45PM

ESPN broadcast image, WNBA players are shown kneeling on the court in Bradenton, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. The players agreed to strike and no games were played. Jacob Blake’s name is spelled out on the shirts in the front

El Director Ejecutivo de la Asociación de Peloteros de Grandes Ligas, Tony Clark, emitió hoy la siguiente declaración: pic.twitter.com/Vm39ZAXFkF
— MLBPA en español (@PELOTEROS_MLB) August 27, 2020

In solidarity, Crew, Reds decide not to play

MILWAUKEE -- Standing in solidarity with the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and sparking similar actions around Major League Baseball, Brewers and Reds players elected not to take the field on Wednesday for their scheduled game at Miller Park.

Brewers players unanimously made the call on Wednesday afternoon about three hours before the scheduled first pitch, and about an hour after the Bucks refused to take the floor for Game 5 of their playoff series against the Magic in response to the recent shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer in Kenosha, Wis. After the Brewers voted in a team meeting not to play the game, the Reds agreed.

26 Aug 2020 ─ MLB statement on players opting not to play

Major League Baseball issued the following statement tonight following the postponements of scheduled games in Milwaukee, San Diego and San Francisco:

“Given the pain in the communities of Wisconsin and beyond following the shooting of Jacob Blake, we respect the decisions of a number of players not to play tonight. Major League Baseball remains united for change in our society and we will be allies in the fight to end racism and injustice.”

By Alyson Footer @alysonfooter Reporter @ http://MLB.com. 32 minutes ago ─ An unprecedented ripple effect took hold across the sports landscape on Wednesday, with social justice activism replacing competition in pro leagues throughout the United States.