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September 14, 2020

Naomi Osaka Wins Second U.S. Open, Keeps Focus on Black Lives
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In sports news, tennis superstar Naomi Osaka won the U.S. Open Saturday,
her third Grand Slam title. During the tournament, Osaka - who has a
Japanese mother and a Haitian American father - donned seven masks, each
bearing the name of a Black person who was killed: Breonna Taylor,
Elijah Mc Clain, Ahmaud Arbery, Trayvon Martin, George Floyd, Philando
Castile and Tamir Rice. This is Naomi Osaka speaking to ESPN's Tom
Rinaldi.

Tom Rinaldi: "What was the message you wanted to send, Naomi?"

Naomi Osaka: "Well, 'What was the message that you got?' was more the
question. I feel like the point is to make people start talking."



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