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In another thread, the issue of the Lady Zags kneeling during the National Anthem (picture posted by the Spokesman-Review) was raised and it has been a very hot topic on the Lady Zag facebook page. Our very own SkipZag asked me specifically how I "knew" what the Lady Zags were protesting.
In yesterday's Spokesman-Review, there was an article published which made it very clear what the Gonzaga WBB players and staff meant by their kneeling during the National Anthem.
From the Spokesman-Review:
You can read the entire article here: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/20...y-some-fans-f/
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In yesterday's Spokesman-Review, there was an article published which made it very clear what the Gonzaga WBB players and staff meant by their kneeling during the National Anthem.
From the Spokesman-Review:
GU women’s basketball players jeered by some fans for kneeling during national anthem
By Jim Allen
[email protected]
(509) 459-5437
The Gonzaga women basketball players endured some tough calls during Sunday’s narrow loss to Stanford.
But perhaps the harshest came from a few of their own fans, who yelled and heckled while several players knelt during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner.
After the game, Coach Lisa Fortier said she was “a little bit disappointed in some of our fans.”
“We love our veterans, we love our military, we are in good support of that,” Fortier said. “It has nothing to do with hating our country.”
The practice of kneeling before athletic events goes back to 2016, when NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick did so to protest racial injustice and police brutality.
The issue caught the nation’s attention again in the spring of 2020, following the death of George Floyd in police custody.
As the protests spread to Spokane that summer, Fortier joined them.
“It told me that what I’ve done to be supportive hasn’t been enough to move the needle to support Black athletes, their families and their dreams,” Fortier said at the time. “That’s something I can do to show support, to peacefully protest the racism that exists in our society.”
By Jim Allen
[email protected]
(509) 459-5437
The Gonzaga women basketball players endured some tough calls during Sunday’s narrow loss to Stanford.
But perhaps the harshest came from a few of their own fans, who yelled and heckled while several players knelt during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner.
After the game, Coach Lisa Fortier said she was “a little bit disappointed in some of our fans.”
“We love our veterans, we love our military, we are in good support of that,” Fortier said. “It has nothing to do with hating our country.”
The practice of kneeling before athletic events goes back to 2016, when NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick did so to protest racial injustice and police brutality.
The issue caught the nation’s attention again in the spring of 2020, following the death of George Floyd in police custody.
As the protests spread to Spokane that summer, Fortier joined them.
“It told me that what I’ve done to be supportive hasn’t been enough to move the needle to support Black athletes, their families and their dreams,” Fortier said at the time. “That’s something I can do to show support, to peacefully protest the racism that exists in our society.”
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