For six hours Thursday evening, University of Wisconsin star basketball forward Nigel Hayes tweeted 44 times supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
Racism towards black people isn't getting "worse", it's getting filmed and shared for all to see what actually goes on. #BlackLivesMatter
— Nigel Hayes-Davis (@NIGEL_HAYES) September 21, 2016
The tweets come as unrest in Charlotte, North Carolina stretches into its second day after a police officer killed an unarmed black man while his hands were raised. Another black man has since suffered a gunshot wound during the protests and is in critical condition.
No they don't. They want their lives to matter. It's in the name of the hashtag. https://t.co/zyU8FXpsnB
— Nigel Hayes-Davis (@NIGEL_HAYES) September 21, 2016
I'm not saying blacks don't kill blacks. I'm saying the media never has a headine titled, "White on White Crime" https://t.co/cfjutQVbkl
— Nigel Hayes-Davis (@NIGEL_HAYES) September 22, 2016
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Updates:
10:45 p.m.: Updated with new information from Hayes
12:15 p.m.: Updated with new information from Hayes
A previous version of this article incorrectly said the another man had been killed during the Charlotte protests. The City of Charlotte has since clarified he is in critical condition.
