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DinahMoeHum

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Sun Aug 11, 2019, 12:38 PM Aug 2019

ANOTHER US athlete demonstrated on the podium. . .

. . .at the Pan Am Games.

Yesterday, it was about fencer Race Imboden:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212366525

This time, it's track & field hammer thrower Gwen Berry:



Her profile:
https://www.teamusa.org/usa-track-and-field/athletes/Gwen-Berry

"Somebody has to talk about the things that are too uncomfortable to talk about. Somebody has to stand for all of the injustices that are going on in America and a president who’s making it worse," Berry told USA TODAY Sports on Saturday night.

"It’s too important to not say something," Berry added. "Something has to be said. If nothing is said, nothing will be done, and nothing will be fixed, and nothing will be changed."


https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2019/08/10/pan-american-games-us-fencer-race-imboden-kneels-national-anthem/1976426001/

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