"When you have a part in sport, you have power. You have an ability to use your platform - whether you're an athlete speaking out against police violence, a media person amplifying Black voices, or you're a fan like me and feeling a need to gather community." @BlackGirlHockey
"It's easy to say #BlackLivesMatter , but what really matters is how people change their belief systems. How are people understanding what sport is going to stand for? How many season ticket holders are we willing to lose because we stand for something?" - Kim Davis, Exec VP @NHL
"At the end of the day when athletes take those uniforms off they are still Black men and women walking on the street in the United States and Canada. Why is it on the athletes and the coaches to be the ones to stand up for change?" @meghanmcpeak
"At the end of the day power and privilege rises to the top. Unless the decision makers are personally impacted by anti-blackness or oppression, things won't change. Who is sitting at those head tables and making decisions?" @_shireenahmed_
Comment les alliés blancs dans le sport peuvent-ils appuyer la lutte contre le racisme anti-Noirs? "Ecoutez nous, donnez nous l'argent et tasser vous." @_shireenahmed_
"It's more than racist comments on the ice or in the stands. Its insidious. It exists in the culture of hockey, whether it's about financial barriers, access...Sport is reflective of our society. What happens in society happens in the sports that we love." @BlackGirlHockey
"We need to make sure we're clear on the definition of allyship. Allyship means you're willing to put some skin in the game, and willing to lose something to gain something. Not just sitting on the sidelines saying "I support it."" - Kim Davis, Executive VP @NHL
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