To commemorate Juneteenth, Whitecaps FC players wore Unity jerseys with 'Freedom' crested in different languages. These one-of-a-kind jerseys are now up for auction, with proceeds being donated to Hogan's Alley Society, a non-profit organization whose mission is to advance the social, political, economic and cultural well-being of people of Black descent in Vancouver and BC.
Former 'Caps player Christian Dean shares his thoughts below.
I wanted to express my feelings and anger after the George Floyd murder.
So I wrote them down.
But then I deleted all of it, because another Black man was murdered days later.