Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail 209 Ghana Celebrity Watch Naomi Osaka is a professional tennis player who represents Japan. Osaka has been ranked No. 1 by the Women’s Tennis Association. She has also been acknowledged as the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles. She has won five titles on the WTA Tour, including two titles at both the Grand Slam and Premier Mandatory levels. More Articles You Would Love Fella Makafui Frimpong Shuts Down Her FM By Fella Makafui Clothing Line Meet Fashion Designer Behind Dangote’s Daughter Wedding Dress + How Much He Made Her representation of Asians after beating Serena Williams was a strong backlash to the black community when the media heavily focused on and described her as asian. Many felt she was denying the black blood within her and this caused a lot of discussions on social media. However, recently she has been pulling through some antics and acts that the mainstream media hasn’t paid to much attention to. On Augusts 28th, Naomi Osaka played tennis on Friday, but not without making a statement that reverberated beyond the court. The 22-year-old tennis superstar rocked a “Black Lives Matter” T-shirt on her arrival to the USTA’s Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York on Friday morning for her Western & Southern Open semifinal match against Elise Mertens. Though Osaka initially pulled out of the tournament to take a stand against the police shooting of Jacob Blake, she later decided to compete after the USTA, ATP, and WTA tours — plus the Western & Southern Open itself — all chose to pause play to take “a stance against racial inequality and social injustice.” Later the tennis star announced via Twitter that she would not be playing in the semifinal match originally scheduled for Thursday morning because “there are much more important matters at hand that need immediate attention, rather than watching me play tennis.” “Before I am an athlete, I am a black woman,” Osaka published. “I don’t expect anything drastic to happen with me not playing, but if I can get a conversation started in a majority white sport I consider that a step in the right direction.” Her decision came shortly after protests erupted around the shooting of Jacob Black in Kenosha, Wisconsin — including that by other major athletes — where officers shot the 29-year-old Black man in front of his three children 7 times. Blake has been in stable condition at a hospital despite being shot seven times in the back, but his family says he is now paralyzed from the waist down. Osaka followed the lead of players in the NBA, WNBA, MLB, and MLS who chose to step away from competition Wednesday in response to systemic police violence against Black Americans. “Watching the continued genocide of Black people at the hand of the police is honestly making me sick to my stomach,” Osaka wrote. “I’m exhausted of having a new hashtag pop up every few days and I’m extremely tired of having this same conversation over and over again.” However, her political fashion state did not end there. On 8th September, Naomi Osaka showed her nose mask game will still represent the black lives murdered by the whites who still haven’t received justice. Osaka is the daughter of a Haitian father and a Japanese mother, she has spoken publicly about her own brushes with racism and has tried to use her platform to raise awareness of such issues. UPCOMING TOP EVENTS! VIEW ALL EVENTS Click Here To Submit stories Email: [email protected] or HashTag #FashionGHANA Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail Nana Tamakloe Founder of FashionGHANA.com and Accra Fashion Week. I'm grateful you visited, I hope you share, subscribe and share your comments or opinions below. More For You VIDEO: Rihanna Promises Ayra Starr A Verse After Rick Ross Failed To Create... PICS: Top Influencer Krisline Stars in Fabulous ‘SISTERHOOD’ Images Featuring Sierra Leone Influencer... VIDEO: Watch Rihanna Take A Shot At Learning Congolese Language Lingala Hemadé Unveils ‘SWEET FAMILY’ Collection: A Nostalgic Blend Of Modernity And Vintage Elegance VIDEO: “Indians Used To Burn Their Hair Until They Realized Stupid African Women... VIDEOS: Dubai Loses Tourism Points as City Struck by Disastrous Floods! From Airport... Ugandan Designer Wyne Kirabo Unveils “ROOTS” Collection Featuring East African “Kikoy” Style Lauren Haute Couture Takes Formal Wear To The Next Level In Stunning New... Witness How Maakwah’s Elegant Showcase Stole The Spotlight At Accra Fashion Week 2023 PICS: Women’s Basket Ball Icon Angel Reese Serves Extra Glam In Her Backless... Leave a Comment Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.