The Baltimore Orioles’ John Angelos on Standing Up to Racism In Sports

The Baltimore Orioles’ John Angelos on Standing Up to Racism In Sports

The Baltimore Orioles’ John Angelos on Standing Up to Racism In Sports

The Orioles COO explains how sports can help fight racism in our society, and why it’s important to speak out against hate.

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This week, we speak to Baltimore Orioles COO John Angelos about his stirring statement against racism after his team’s star outfielder, Adam Jones, was hit with a barrage of racist insults at Boston’s Fenway Park. We also have a Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down award, both connected to this incident, a special Kaepernick Watch, and much more.

John Angelos, Baltimore Orioles COO
Read his statement after the incident in Boston: “We Must Actively Stand Up”: John Angelos’s Response to Racism at Fenway Park

Dave Zirin
MLB and Boston Sports Fans Have to Stand Up to Racism in the Stands

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