“We wear Black Lives Matter to affirm human decency. The athletes sported jackets featuring the movement’s name during a November 2020 match. Women’s National Soccer Team has also spoken out in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. We are proud to accept this award on behalf of every person who won’t give up fighting for a better world.”Ĭouples Who Made Their Red Carpet Debuts at an Awards Show Read article To find ways to support our trans siblings, to advocate for respect and kindness in ways that we engage with each other. She continued: “This is a time where we must stand in support of civil and human rights in the name of a more just and anti-racist world.

“We’ve been proud to carry forward and we are looking to create thousands of touches. As anyone who has been there for us and our journey toward equality, knows our fight is not over,” she shared. “This is a tremendously exciting time of our team and sports as large. Press, meanwhile - who played for the women’s national team when they were finally awarded equal pay in 2022 - continued the acceptance speech by sharing the team’s hopes for the future. And we are accepting this award on behalf of every single one of them.” “There have been 252 women who have worn the shirt of the U.S. women’s goalkeeper who was part of the 1996 strike for equal pay during the Olympics, said while accepting the award on behalf of the team. “What we’ve been able to do is truly amazing,” Scurry, a U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team was celebrated at the 2023 ESPYs for their contributions to women’s sports - and for fighting for equal pay.īriana Scurry, Christen Press and more of the team’s members - both past and present - took to the ESPYs stage on Wednesday, July 12, to accept this year’s Arthur Ashe Award for Courage.

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