The men were greeted with loud applause when they were introduced during the match and were shown on the big screen at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York. Kaepernick smiled and Reid raised a fist, The Washington Post reported. The movement, which spread to other players, has been attacked by President Donald Trump, who has demanded protesting players be suspended or fired. “I think every athlete, every human and definitely every African-American should be completely grateful and honored how Colin and Eric are doing so much more for the greater good,” Williams said after her match, The Associated Press reported. “They really use their platform in ways that is really unfathomable,” she said.

Source: Huffington Post September 01, 2018 23:48 UTC