NBA legend Kareem Abdul Jabber used his speech to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day of the Los Angeles Dodgers to call for President Donald Trump’s policies.
As always, Robinson celebrated his 78th anniversary on Tuesday since he broke the colour barrier. In MLB. He did so with the Dodgers. The Dodgers celebrated the late Robinson involving Los Angeles Lakers great Abdul Jabber, who grew up with Brooklyn Dodgers fans in New York.
While talking about fighting as a child with Giants and Yankees fans in New York, Abdul Jabber called out Trump in hoping to “get rid of the day.”
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Former Los Angeles Lakers Center Kareem Abdul Jabber (left) and forward James Worthy will be attending a game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. (Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports)
“I think discrimination is just a trick,” Abdul Jabbar told the crowd. New York Times. “So we’re happy that we’ve done something like this and let everyone in the country know that it’s important. They also tried to get rid of Harriet Tubman, but it didn’t work. There was a fuss about it.
issued by Trump Last month, an executive order was made to close DEI offices, positions and programs within the federal government. We have also ended stock-related grants and contracts, among other orders.
The White House was offered “Factsheet”“For the executive order, they say, “Restore the value of individual dignity, hard work and excellence.”
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“President Trump believes that hiring in all regions of the government should be based solely on merit,” the White House fact sheet said.
However, the executive order led to scrubs on many websites in which DEI is involved. This included a Department of Defense website highlighting Robinson’s military service. Abdul Jabbar also raised Tubman. Tubman, like the Department of Defense, had to restore the National Park Service pages.
For Robinson, the story entitled “Serving the Sports Heroes: Baseball Great Jackie Robinson was a WWII Soldier” was temporarily defeated before it was restored. ESPN initially reported that it had been removed, which led the media to be attacked by the executive order.
DoD issued a statement that the group was instructed to flag pages that are considered DEI content. They were only given a week to examine thousands of documents, and human errors were generated due to the condensed timeline. An error occurred, including a flag in Robinson’s article.
Late MLB Icon Jackie Robinson (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
“We have taken action over the past few weeks to identify and archive DEI content from our website and social media platforms,” ​​Sean Parnell, assistant to the Secretary of Public Defense, said in a statement last month.
“Undoubtedly, this task has been a painstaking but incredibly important task. We will implement a proactive timeline for DOD services and agencies to coordinate a vast set of content, preparing our strength and leaving us deadly.”
But it wasn’t just the federal government. According to The Times, MLB removed a reference to diversity on its career page last month.
Abdul-Jabbar believes that Robinson’s fight in baseball is still being addressed today.
“Jackie was thinking about what we had to face,” Abdul Jabbar said. “We had to stand up to separation, and in many ways, we are still facing it. But it’s worth it. And it certainly means seeing the tension there makes people respected as a nation, and good people are trying to do the right thing.”
The Dodgers were ridiculed by some for visiting Trump at the White House to celebrate their 2024 World Series victory.
President Donald Trump will speak at a ceremony in which members of the 2024 World Series champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers, will celebrate in the East Room of the White House. (Reamyris/Reuters via imaging images)
Manager Dave Roberts explained why the team was going to the White House on Tuesday.
“I personally don’t think I’m talking about it from either side of my mouth,” he said. “I understand how people feel that way, but I think it is something I personally believe in supporting our country that remains united and consistent.
“But we all know that we are all united. We all have different stories, backgrounds, economic and political beliefs. But we were proud to have all been standing together.”
Roberts was also littered with questions about Robinson, Day and more before facing the Colorado Rockies Tuesday.
“We need a wake-up call in this country,” Roberts said. “I touched on it a bit (in memory). This is not a day’s situation. It’s Jackson Robinson’s Day to break down the colour walls, but this is like everyday thinking, gratitude.”
The Yankees continue to be committed to diversity and inclusion despite a national rollback of the DEI program.
Former Los Angeles Lakers Center Kareem Abdul Jabber will be attending a game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. (Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports)
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“We are continuously working with members of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee and are actively working with our neighbors and community partners,” said Brian Smith, Senior Vice President of Business and Community Relations for the Yankees. New York Daily News Jackie Robinson’s Day.
“Our dedication to these efforts remains the same and our Diversity and Inclusion Committee continues its work.”
Jackson Thompson of Fox News contributed to this report.
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