Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts took a knee during the national anthem before Thursday’s season opener against the San Francisco Giants.In the wake of the uprisings that began in late May, the Dodgers have been in constant discussions internally about what the franchise can do. It was during these discussions that the team’s first-base coach, George Lombard, shared stories about his mother, Posy.
“I am still going through the process of learning about all that she did,” Lombard said. “It’s really quite remarkable considering where she came from, what she gave up, to fight for what she knew in her heart was right. “She risked her life. She was arrested maybe 10 times. She didn’t have to get involved, she didn’t have to do anything ... but she did because it was the right thing to do.”
To understand who exactly Posy Lombard was you have to understand when Congressman John Lewis died, the Lombards mourned a family friend. Someone who gave George’s sister her first job. Someone who the FBI tracked for nearly a decade, collecting north of 300 pages of information in a dossier. To understand Posy Lombard, who was white, you need to understand the KKK tried to intimidate her.
So remarkable that this year, her old high school classmates raised more than $10,000 and asked her children to donate the money to a charity of their choosing in her honor. Why? Because of the ongoing protests for social justice and they remembered what she did and why she did it.
LZGranderson As a native Angelino proud of LA's diversity, it's unfortunate & embarrassing that the Dodgers only had 1 player kneel in silent, peaceful protest against systemic racism. In comparison, 10 Giants knelt. Lots of lip service on the Dodgers part & not enough action. Disappointed.
LZGranderson Then why was Betts the only one kneeling? 🤔
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