The big news continues to be the country’s response to racial issues and calls for change, with reactions good and bad. Unfortunately, that includes more tragedy with the death of Oluwatoyin Salau, and plenty of disagreement, including between NBA players. We have all that and more on the June 15 Sideaction Daily Spread.
News
Body of Oluwatoyin Salau, 19-year-old Black Lives Matter activist, found after going missing June 6
Kentucky tattoo shop will cover racist tattoos for free
Colorado passes police reforms in response to protests
Zoom confirms it censored pro-Hong Kong activists at China’s request
Florida eclipses 2,000 new COVID cases on consecutive days amidst reopenings
Sports
Brandon Prust with possibly worst take on police practices yet
Hawks will recognize Juneteenth as permanent work holiday
Solomon Hill’s take on playing versus not playing
we wore “I can’t breathe” t-shirts, we met with “local” police, nothing moved. nothing came from it, at all. we shouldn’t have to give money continuasly to communities, our government has more than enough to do so, to build its citizens up the same way it built other.
— solomon hill (@solohill) June 13, 2020
Patrick Beverley — potentially sarcastically — says players will play if LeBron says they will
Hoopers say what y’all want. If @KingJames said he hooping. We all hooping. Not Personal only BUSINESS🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 🙏🏾 #StayWoke ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿
— Patrick Beverley (@patbev21) June 14, 2020
Amanda Nunes mulls retirement after winning at UFC 250
Ohio State football players will have to sign a risk waiver due to COVID
Culture
Tennessee capitol may replace KKK monument with a Dolly Parton statue
Gone With the Wind returns to HBO Max with historical context introduction
Stephen Amell accuses neighbor of defecating on his roof
John Oliver on facial recognition technology
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