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Rayshard Brooks widow cant be more grateful for LeBron James and the rest of the NBA taking a stand with their boycott … and shes hopeful real change is on its way.
Tomika Miller informs TMZ … she beamed with pride after the Lakers and the rest of the NBA groups chose to boycott Wednesdays playoff video games to accentuate cops brutality following the shooting of Jacob Blake and the 17-year-old who allegedly shot and eliminated 2 protesters in Kenosha, WI.
Tomika says theres a substantial difference between her taking a stand at her workplace versus the NBA– and a number of MLB, WNBA and MLS groups for that matter– boycotting games. The size of the platform matters, and she states it brings a bigger spotlight on the plight of Black Americans.
Tomika said the players actions let people like her know the “little individuals” are not forgotten by the privileged. As you know by now, Tomikas other half, Rayshard, was shot in the back and killed in June after cops discovered him asleep at the wheel at an Atlanta drive-thru.
A battle taken place– Brooks got an officers taser and ran prior to he was shot in the back 3 times when officers tried to handcuff him. When he was down, making matters worse … the family attorney says police officers waited more than 2 minutes to even inspect on Brooks.
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Blake likewise was shot in the back … 7 times at point-blank range by Kenosha, WI law enforcement officers Rusten Sheskey.
Brooks household attorneys, Christopher Stewart and Ryan Julison, agree with Tomika and think the pro professional athlete demonstrations and boycotts will bring alter quicker because, regretfully, money talks.
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