Naomi Osaka Will Wear Masks at the US Open in Memory of Black People Killed by Police
elle.comAs people across the country continue to take to the streets to protest racism and demand justice for Black people killed by police, tennis player Naomi Osaka is making her statement on the court.During yesterday's US Open match, the Grand Slam winner wore a face mask printed with the name of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old Black emergency medical technician who was killed by police in March.
In an interview, Osaka said that she has seven different masks with the names of Black people who have been killed by police and that she plans to honor their lives throughout the course of the US Open by wearing them on the court. "It's quite sad that seven masks isn't enough for the amount of names," Osaka said. "Hopefully, I'll get to the finals and.
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