'Go out there and vote, use that right': How the Chicago Bears are using voter education and initiatives to help their local communities
by Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune
Nov 03, 2020
4 minutes
After Chicago Bears players canceled a preseason practice in the wake of a police shooting of Jacob Blake in August in Kenosha, Wis., they talked about how they hoped to address social injustice and police brutality.
Inside linebacker Danny Trevathan was vocal about one way to promote change: voting those into office who might help. And he said Friday he has already exercised that choice.
"My family's big on using your rights," he said. "Back in the day, we (African-Americans) didn't have those rights, as you know. People worked hard for us to have that right to vote. I think it's very, very important that I, myself
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