After winning gold and bronze medals respectively at the 1968 Olympics, Tommie Smith and John Carlos stood on the podium with their fists in the air. They were making a statement about racial inequality in the United States at a time when doing so was not only frowned upon, but it was a legitimate danger to their lives. The two men stood in solidarity on the biggest stage in order to stand up against racism and proclaim to the world that Black Lives Matter. They were doing something the NHL is still afraid to do more than 50 years later.
Nazem Kadri and other BIPOC would like to “see a little more acknowledgment” from the NHL
