This high school baseball team took a knee as the National Anthem played at its season opener on Monday night. Team members said they did it to support the ongoing protests for social justice and racial equality.
The entire Roosevelt High School varsity baseball team took a knee as the National Anthem played at its season opener in Des Moines on Monday night. Team members said they did it to support the ongoing protests for social justice and racial equality.Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks are just three of the victims of police brutality this year and protests in their honor continue across the country.
— Mr. SOUNDOFF June 15, 2020 The team's leadership stands by its players kneeling, Roosevelt High School Activities Manager Tracy Johnson told WHO."It made me feel good because our kids are in it together," Johnson said."We want those kids to be able to express themselves, and it was neat for us to see all of our kids do that.
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