The Georgia Bulldogs are the latest college football program to march in protest for racial injustice. Many players -- if not all -- and staff members were seen gathering Tuesday evening on campus.
Last weekend, police in Kenosha, Wisc., shot Jacob Blake multiple times from behind, which sparked protests across the country. Video of the police shooting Blake, which was captured by a witness, hit social media and received nationwide attention. Blake lived through the incident, but he is paralyzed from the waist down, his father said.
You can see a photo of the Bulldogs protesting below:
Here's the UGA football team protesting just now on campus.
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Georgia head coach Kirby Smart was vocal in May after the death of George Floyd.
“I firmly stand against racism of all kinds,” Smart wrote on Twitter after his death. “I realize that I feel this differently, but I am hurting for the young black men on my team, I am hurting for the black men on our staff. I cannot imagine the agony, grief and fear that our black communities feel today and every other day.”
Smart says he is committed to being part of the fight for racial equality in America.
“I do not have the answers but I am committed to moving with purpose and being part of the solutions,” he said. “We have to make a change. We have to be better.”
Smart and Detroit Lions and former Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford launched an "ambitious program" last month with the purpose of finding "strategic initiatives in the areas of diversity, inclusion, equity and social justice.”
The initial gift from Smart and Stafford was $500,000. Stafford pitched in with $350,000 and Smart has the other $150,000 covered. Both contributions are part of larger gifts to the university made by both individuals.
“The generosity of Matthew and Coach Smart allows the Athletic Association to implement strategic initiatives in diversity, inclusion, equity, and social justice,” Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity said. “These gifts will help the Athletic Association educate, implement dynamic programming, and execute service opportunities to achieve our goals, those being to foster critical consciousness, cultural competence and further developing change within the Athletic Association and our greater community.”
“I am grateful to Matthew Stafford and Coach Kirby Smart for their generous gifts to fund this important initiative and am excited about the opportunity the program presents for us to promote an inclusive culture among our student-athletes, coaches, and staff,” UGA President Jere W. Morehead said.
Dawgs247's Jake Rowe contributed to this report.
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