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Boston Red Sox unveil massive Black Lives Matter billboard at Fenway Park
The Blaze ^ | 7/28/20 | Paul Sacca

Posted on 07/23/2020 11:11:11 AM PDT by conservative98

The Red Sox manager said players are free to 'express themselves' during MLB games.

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The Boston Red Sox unveiled a massive Black Lives Matter billboard Wednesday. The 250-foot billboard is adjacent to Fenway Park and faces the Massachusetts Turnpike. The huge sign features the words "Black Lives Matter" in the font of the Red Sox on a black background with the team's logo at the end.

The billboard includes the URL to the Red Sox Foundation website for more information. On the site, Red Sox President and CEO Sam Kennedy released a statement titled, "Social Justice, Equity and Inclusion," regarding the recent police brutality cases that sparked protests across the country.

"I have been struggling to find the right words to express the profound anguish, outrage and confusion we are all feeling in the wake of the heartbreaking incidents that have occurred across the country over the past few months," Kennedy wrote. "The senseless killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor are stark reminders that racism and police brutality continue to be pervasive in America."

"Please know we stand with you,'' Kennedy said of Red Sox personnel who have engaged in social justice protests. "Silence in the face of injustice is unacceptable. Thank you for your support of each other during these challenging times. Our work continues."

(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Sports
KEYWORDS: again; blacklivesmatter; blm; mlb; notagaindifferent; redsox; samkennedy
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To: Diogenesis

That idiot very well could have just changed the minds of every suburban soccer mom across the country who was thinking of supporting Democrats this election. My dingbat Aunt is one of them, and I’m sending this to her now. “Here’s one of the lovely leftist protestors you support Aunt B”


41 posted on 07/23/2020 12:18:24 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
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To: conservative98

42 posted on 07/23/2020 12:22:43 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

One month later, we remember #GeorgeFloyd and reaffirm the need for a more equal society. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/ps5S4Qy1Fo— NHL (@NHL) June 25, 2020


43 posted on 07/23/2020 12:24:11 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: Buckeye McFrog

lets get this right.... blm is the carburetor and intake for the shithole generator.

out of fairness and equity

Get that TRUMP 2020 sign up!


44 posted on 07/23/2020 12:25:37 PM PDT by himno hero (had'nff)
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To: conservative98

The Left ruins everything — every thing — they touch. Yesterday it was the NFL, today it’s MLB ... well, ‘bye!


45 posted on 07/23/2020 12:28:20 PM PDT by glennaro (Mask-wearing maintains fear, but because it's ineffective it helps spread the virus & build immunity)
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To: woodbutcher1963

I guess they did not consider home many people would need to go to the bathroom in 1912
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In 1912 men dressed in their finest duds and went to the ballgame to see a ball game and occasionally would take their SONS with them.

They weren’t there for a car drawing, see which cartoon character can win a race, have some stupid mascot with big head in everyones way or girls in shorts throwing ‘goodies’ into the stands. <: <: <:


46 posted on 07/23/2020 12:30:19 PM PDT by xrmusn (6/98"HRC is the Grandmother that lures Hansel & Gretel to the pot")
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To: angcat

They are probably using the Al Sharpton method of deal making: Do what we say or we will tag your organization as racist. What the idiots running the Red Sox and other teams don’t realize is that they are only shooting themselves in the foot and losing half if not most of their audience which will be disastrous for them considering all the multi-million dollar contracts they have to pay out.


47 posted on 07/23/2020 12:33:38 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
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To: conservative98

Nope. Long time Sox fan. No more.


48 posted on 07/23/2020 12:34:00 PM PDT by MrChips ("To wisdom belongs the apprehension of eternal things." - St. Augustine)
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To: conservative98

Levin is awesome, I listen to him every morning on podcast. I love what he says about “defunding”. “They want to defund the police? How about we defund the NFL and the NBA and Lebron James? Do not go to their games, do not watch them on TV” That’s absolutely what I’m doing, and now MLB as well. To hell with them all.


49 posted on 07/23/2020 12:36:01 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
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To: conservative98

So done with these panderers. Bye, MLB.


50 posted on 07/23/2020 12:39:56 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: conservative98

BLM has demonstrated defacing, destruction, looting, rioting, and beatings. How dare MLB, and the NBA condone this.


51 posted on 07/23/2020 1:04:57 PM PDT by inchworm (al)
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To: xrmusn

You mean there were not any pink hatted women playing on their phone the whole game asking their boyfriend WHEN can we leave?


52 posted on 07/23/2020 1:09:17 PM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: woodbutcher1963

Play the sport you are paid to play. Much like the actors in Hollywood —no one cares about your opinion we just want to watch the game without crap shoved down our throats. Won’t be much of sports left with no fans if this garbage keeps up.


53 posted on 07/23/2020 1:17:26 PM PDT by dkGba (God Bless America dkGba)
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To: conservative98

Hockey has gone from a sport with virtually no black players 20 years ago to having a number of very talented ones today, and those players are bitching about racism?

That frosts me.


54 posted on 07/23/2020 2:02:49 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: Leaning Right

When one kneels, they lower their head into kicking range.


55 posted on 07/23/2020 3:03:07 PM PDT by polymuser (It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and so few by deceit. Noel Coward)
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To: Signalman

The Red Sox have to doubly pander - weren’t they the last team to hire a black player?


56 posted on 07/23/2020 8:27:20 PM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: angcat
What kind of hold does Burn Loot Murder have on every organization?

It allows white liberal 'elites' (white trash with money) to express their hatred for the rest of us in ways they think are socially acceptable...

57 posted on 07/23/2020 8:56:31 PM PDT by GOPJ (European countries that gave concessions to China are getting their covid under control...)
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