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South African Star Cricketer Quits World Cup After Refusing to ‘Take the Knee’ for BLM

South African (SA) star cricketer Quinton de Kock pulled out of his Twenty20 World Cup game against the West Indies minutes after the cricket board issued a directive requiring all players to “take the knee” against racism. De Kock has never partaken in the gesture, often looking on at teammates who choose to do so….


Britain Women’s Soccer Team Will Take a Knee at Olympics

The British women’s soccer team plan to take a knee before kickoff at the Tokyo Olympics. The players have been performing the anti-racism stance with their separate teams over the last year and the IOC relaxed its rules this month to allow Olympic athletes to make gestures of protest in the field of play at…