Former champion Naomi Osaka is wearing a different facemask for each of her matches at the U.S. Open this year. They each carry the name of a Black American and aim to highlight racial injustice in the United States to a wider audience:
Sep 12 2020; Flushing Meadows, New York, USA; Naomi Osaka of Japan walks onto the court wearing a mask with the name of Tamir Rice prior to her match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the women's singles final on day thirteen of the 2020 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY SportsTaylor, 26, was shot dead by police in her apartment in Louisville, Kentucky on March 13.
His family filed a lawsuit against the city and its police last month, alleging murder and routine use of excessive force against Black people.Arbery, 25, was fatally shot after being pursued by armed white men as he jogged through a suburban neighborhood in Georgia in February. His death triggered mass protests against racial injustice and police brutality in the United States that have spread internationally.
His girlfriend livestreamed the aftermath of the incident on social media, garnering national attention for the case.FINAL - TAMIR RICE
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