Summary: Before the start of the basketball game Denasia Lawarence who is to sing the national anthem kneels in midcourt as she was getting ready to sing the anthem. Miami did not know of her intentions to kneel. Her actions that Friday night was making highlights in headlines in a growing movement of the national debate. The 49er's quarterback Colin Kaepernick helped start this debate when he didnt stand for the anthem. Since then fellow athletes have followed suite. According to Lawrence her kneel wasn't to make fame it her way of showing "respectfully protesting." She says it was her chance and it was bigger than her. She claims to think that "Black Lives Matter" isn't just a hashtag it is a calling cry.
Analysis/Synthesis: This article was published on Saturday, October 22, 2016 by Azadeh Ansarl. This event can be tied to Colin Kapernick kneel during the national anthems. They are peaceful protest but however still big acts. Their choice to be kneeling in sport events is a smart move because it is reached to many people.
Link: http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/22/us/denasia-lawrence-singer-national-anthem/index.html
This is a very good topic, this black lives matter movement has been getting very big lately and they need to be heard
ReplyDeleteI believe that the black lives matter movement is insanely important but also I do feel like she could have done a more effective way of peaceful protest just because of the reaction/results that others got when they were doing this before she did.
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