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American tennis prodigy CocoGauff says she finally found the right words to speak out against social and racial injustice after appearing at a BlackLivesMatter protest rally IOLsport

Outspoken on social media, Gauff has released videos protesting against killings of African-Americans in the U.S. amid widespread outrage following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man in police custody in Minneapolis.

"I definitely think George Floyd opened a lot of people's eyes but I feel this topic has been close to me ever since I was a kid. "I'd say I felt calm because of my grandmother. She's taught me a lot over the last few years," Gauff said.

 

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