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Big East teams will compete with Black Lives Matter patches on their uniforms

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First, the news:

The #BIGEAST continues our Anti-Racism efforts with a series of actions to #BETheChange.

In the 2020-21 season, men's and women's teams will wear a Black Lives Matter patch on uniforms.

We also officially support the efforts of @coaches4action.

: https://t.co/yDySNVlwuh pic.twitter.com/2DAG32x8VO— BIG EAST Conference (@BIGEAST) August 19, 2020

The facts are laid out pretty clearly in that tweet and the one the Big East threaded to it. The conference's position is clearly lain out in the final tweet when they affirm that "for us, BLM means the safety, dignity, and well-being of all Black people are non-negotiable rights.