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Serena Williams latest athlete to speak out on racial injustice: 'I will not be silent'

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Serena Williams is the latest athlete join the national conversation of racial injustice in America. The superstar tennis player posted a lengthy message on Facebook on Tuesday to discuss a recent drive with her nephew, who is a black teenager.

"In the distance, I saw a cop on the side of the road. I quickly checked to see if he was obliging by the speed limit. Then I remembered that horrible video of the woman in the car when a cop shot her boyfriend," Williams wrote.