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Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw posts Juneteenth message after feeling ‘part of the problem’

Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for FIJI Water)

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw posted a powerful message on eve of Juneteenth.

After the death of George Floyd – an unarmed Black man who was killed at the hands of white police officers in Minnesota – many Los Angeles Dodgers players have used their platform to voice frustration over racism and police brutality.

However, one Dodger player was relatively silent, until last week, when Clayton Kershaw posted a powerful message on the even of Juneteenth about Black lives on his social media account.