In recent weeks, athletes across the country have been speaking out about police brutality and systematic racism in America. We’ve seen it here on our own campus with different coaches and athletes taking a stand and speaking their own truth, showing a clear change in how LSU’s student athletes are able to express themselves since the Alton Sterling killing in 2016.
LSU women’s basketball coach Nikki Fargas was the first LSU coach to say anything publicly about the death of George Floyd. Rising sophomore guard Domonique Davis has been one of the most outspoken college athletes I’ve across the country in recent weeks.