….Howard said she has received an immense amount of support from her teammates, coaches, and the athletics staff on campus. They all beam with pride when talking about her, including head coach Jonathan Tsipis. When she told her coach and media relations staffers that she planned to protest, they didn’t try to stop her. Instead, they reached out to employees at the university who could help provide her with the support she might need. Her teammates — many of whom are white — have her back as well.
“Marsha, she’s always very passionate. And we do everything we can to support her,” guard Kendra Van Leeuwen said. “When she wanted to do it, it was something we all accepted, and we were right behind her with it. She’s just very proud of it, and I’m so proud of her for it.”
Most of the athletes who began protesting racism during the national anthem along with Kaepernick have moved on. But Howard has no plans to stop her protest any time soon.
“Change doesn’t come overnight,” she said. “So, as long as things are still the way they are, then yeah, I’ll continue to protest.”
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