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September 28, 2016

"I Won't Be Silent": Serena Williams on Police Killings of African Americans
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This comes as tennis superstar Serena Williams has also spoken out about
police brutality. In a Facebook post, she describes riding in the car
recently with her 18-year-old nephew, who was driving. When she spotted
a police officer, she remembered the video of the fatal police shooting
of Philando Castile, which was filmed by his girlfriend, Diamond
"Lavish" Reynolds, in which she narrated the aftermath of the shooting
while she was still in the car, with a police officer pointing a gun at
her and her four-year-old daughter as her boyfriend lay dying next to
her. Serena Williams wrote: "I would never forgive myself if something
happened to my nephew. He's so innocent. So were all 'the others'. ... I
won't be silent."
Topics:Sports & Politics Police Brutality

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