On Friday, the Washington Wizards and Mystics held a march starting at Capital One Arena going to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. This also happened on Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the end of slavery and a start toward equality.
Here are some of the highlights.
The players have also experienced racial bias themselves.
After the march, Beal revealed that two years ago, he was pulled over on I-495 while in his vehicle, with the officer saying “What if I fuck up your Monday and put you on a headlock and arrest you right now?