Serena Williams spoke out against police killings of African Americans in a heartfelt Facebook post, writing: “As Dr Martin Luther King said ‘There comes a time when silence is betrayal’. “Why did I have to think about this in 2016?” she wrote. Kaepernick initially faced virulent backlash from some sports fans and public figures, but many others showed support. More NFL players have joined the silent, pre-game protest, while others have begun speaking out about racism and police brutality during press conferences that usually focus on sports. “The undercurrent of racism was painful, confusing and unfair,” she wrote in an essay for Time.

Source: The Guardian September 28, 2016 00:22 UTC