Episode 6: Naomi Osaka and the Revolt of the Black Athlete
Hey everyone! My name is Miguel Garcia and I’m the host of the Sports As A Weapon Podcast…A working-class sports podcast on the entanglement of pro sports, radical politics, & working-class sports fan culture…. And we just talk about sports too!
In today’s episode, I want to discuss Tennis Superstar Naomi Osaka using her platform at the U.S Open to highlight racial injustice and the continued killing of black people by the Police and White Supremacist Vigilantes in the United States.
I also discuss Week 1 of the NFL season, which included protests by Players and Teams…but was overshadowed by the boo’s from racist Kansas City Chiefs fans and racist San Francisco 49ers fans on Twitter. Lastly, I end the podcast discussing the recent Covid-19 study involving recovered college athletes diagnosed with heart inflammation because of Covid-19 and blast (pun intended) the dirty Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva trying to blame LeBron James for two of his cops getting shot and ambushed.
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Sources:
The Guardian and Naomi Osaka
New York Post on ESPN Tennis Analyst
Former NBA Player Ethan Thomas on Kansas City Fans Booing Moment of Unity
Covid-19 Linked to Heart Inflammation in College Athletes
ESPN’s “The Undefeated” on Dallas Cowboys Dontari Poe Kneeling
Vanessa Bryant Slams LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva for Blaming Lebron James for Cops Ambushed in Shooting
