There is no shortage of sports organizations, companies and corporations showing their support to the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of the death of George Floyd. Statements and posts have flooded social media in the past week. However, DC United took it one step further.
The MLS club painted “I Can’t Breathe” and “BLM” on the turf of their home stadium, Audi Field.
DC United players, families, staff and other supporters assisted in the painting. They all took a knee in solidarity for the final image.
The gesture comes amid protests that have swept through the United States of America and throughout the rest of the world. There has been a great amount of unrest of social injustice. Voices have been louder than before.
DC United is showing their support in the Black Lives Matter movement. The Audi Field painting comes on the heels of DC mayor Muriel Bowser commissioning a “Black Lives Matter” mural on a street leading to the White House. She also renamed the intersection “Black Lives Matter Plaza.”
