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On Friday, outside Capital One Arena, Bradley Beal and Natasha Cloud stood, backed by dozens of Wizards and Mystics teammates, coaches and staff members. They addressed a crowd of thousands who came to march peacefully in support of Black Lives Matter, in protest of racial injustice and police brutality, and in celebration of Juneteenth, which commemorates the true emancipation of the last remaining American slaves 155 years ago.
“Juneteenth is a day of celebration,” Cloud said. “It’s a day of liberation. It’s a day that we were finally freed from our bondage. We couldn’t think of a better day than today to come out here and come together, collectively and unified in solidarity with one another for a greater cause.