Alex Leatherwood is a senior offensive tackle at the University of Alabama. He went to Booker T. Washington High School in Pensacola, Fl. Leatherwood wrote a power — incredible — essay and Coach Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide team spoke it on social media.
“In this moment in history, we can’t be silent,” says Saban, who appears numerous times in the piece published Thursday. We must speak up for our brothers and sisters, for our sons and daughters.”
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— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) June 25, 2020
“On the field we are relentless. We are strong. We are conquerors. But we are human beings first,” they say. “In this moment in history, we can’t be silent. We must speak up for our brothers and sisters, for our sons and daughters. We speak for justice, for fairness, for equality, for a greater understanding. We stand together against racism, against brutality, against violence for a better world.
“We believe the solutions to our challenges are within us. We choose to listen, we choose to hear and understand others’ perspectives. Let’s listen, let’s unite. Because all lives can’t matter until black lives matter.”