Over 100 SU athletes march for Black empowerment, equality
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Syracuse athletes marched together through the wind and snow on Wednesday with one message: Black athletes’ lives matter.
Teams walked together from the Skytop parking lot to Coyne Stadium in groups ranging from five softball players to nearly 20 track and field members. They wore black shirts that said “One Orange.” Some groups brought signs in support of the march.
“Wlax stands for equality, justice.” “Men’s rowing: equality and justice for ALL #BLM.”
In partnership with the Diversity and Inclusion Student-Athlete Board and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, more than 100 SU athletes gathered in three waves on Wednesday to march for equality in athletics for Black athletes, administrators, coaches and students at SU and around the country. Senior cheerleader and athlete board President A.J. Walker sa
SU athletes to hold Black Lives Matter march on campus Wednesday
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Syracuse athletes wore one Orange shirts during warmups this year across all sports in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Athletes will wear the same shirts during the march.
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Syracuse athletes will hold a Black Athletes Lives Matter march on Wednesday to highlight the experience of Black athletes at SU. The march is in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, and the hope is that non-Black athletes will leave educated and Black athletes will leave empowered, said A.J. Walker, a senior cheerleader and president of the Diversity and Inclusion Student-Athlete Board, in a release.