'I think it's sad that I'm here protesting the same thing that (my grandmother) did 50-plus years ago.' The tennis player addressed a peaceful demonstration in her hometown of Delray Beach, Florida, amid widespread protests sparked by George Floyd's death.
US tennis sensation Coco Gauff has urged people to speak out on the issue of racial injustice as she promised to continue using her platform to fight for change.
The 16-year-old addressed a peaceful demonstration in her hometown of Delray Beach, Florida, amid widespread protests sparked by the death of George Floyd. The American is currently too young to vote but she urged others to do so to secure a better future and encouraged them to take action in order to find a solution. "I think it's sad that I'm here protesting the same thing that did 50-plus years ago," Gauff said in the video posted on her official Twitter page.
— Coco Gauff June 4, 2020 Speaking upGauff is one of the brightest young players on the tennis tour and sprung into the limelight after reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon in 2019.She's since been committed to using the attention to raise awareness of the Black Lives Matter campaign, inspired by her maternal grandmother Yvonne Lee Odom who integrated a local high school in 1961 during a time of segregation.
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