Siya Kolisi, whose elevation to becoming the first black Springbok Test captain in 2018, to World Cup-winning captain in 2019, knows all about this struggle.
On 25 May, George Floyd, a black man, was killed by police in Minneapolis. The appalling incident was caught on camera as he begged police to show mercy because he could not breathe. They took no notice and he died beneath the weight of a white policeman’s knee on his neck. The murder sparked a wave of protests across the USA and the world under the Black Lives Matter banner.
“Even though I was representing South Africa, my culture wasn’t there. I didn’t feel like I was valued enough. I was expected to be grateful to be there. I never complained and never asked a friend to explain things to me. “If my suffering and my pain does not affect you, then we’re not actually stronger together. Black lives matter.
“I, for one, would never tell him what to say. He must have his own opinion and he’s expressing that. I accept that he’ll have the support of many people, but he’ll also have detractors. However, that’s the dynamic in most instances.”
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