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Naomi Osaka's grandfather once disowned his own daughter for falling in love with a Black man. Years later, he watched his granddaughter win the US Open and cried.
Naomi's mother, Tamaki, fell in love with Leonard François, a Haitian-American man. Her father, Tetsuo Osaka, opposed the relationship. He reportedly considered it a disgrace to the family because Leonard was Black and not Japanese.
Tamaki refused to abandon the man she loved. She chose her relationship over… See more
Naomi Osaka's grandfather once disowned his own daughter for falling in love with a Black man. Years later, he watched his granddaughter win the US Open and cried.
Naomi's mother, Tamaki, fell in love with Leonard François, a Haitian-American man. Her father, Tetsuo Osaka, opposed the relationship. He reportedly considered it a disgrace to the family because Leonard was Black and not Japanese.
Tamaki refused to abandon the man she loved. She chose her relationship over her family's approval, and the couple moved away from Hokkaido. For years, she remained estranged from her father.
Then came Naomi.
The little girl born out of that relationship grew up to become one of the greatest tennis players of her generation. In 2018, when she won the US Open, the same grandfather who had rejected her parents watched her on television and wept.
He eventually became one of her biggest supporters. And in 2021, he expressed a wish for Naomi to open a tennis school in Nemuro, the very town her mother had to leave because of his prejudice.
Why should Naomi be expected to give back to a community whose values once made her own mother feel unwelcome because of the colour of the man she loved?
Why should she be expected to build opportunities for people in a society that treated her parents' love like a disgrace simply because her father was Black?
Racism doesn't become acceptable because the people involved eventually reconcile. And a few tears at a tennis victory don't erase the pain, rejection and humiliation that came before them.
Naomi owes nobody a tennis school. She has already overcome enough to become a global champion.
If she chooses to build one, let it be because SHE wants to, not because people who once rejected her family's existence now want to benefit from her success.
You cannot reject a family because of the colour of their skin, celebrate the success of the child they raised, and then act entitled to the fruits of that child's greatness.
#sports #tennis #NaomiOsaka #japan #athlete See less
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British actor Patrick Stewart, known for his work in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the X-Men film franchise has died aged 86, according to a statement on his X account on Thursday.
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Fada just explained what happens inside every man’s head before answering a question… 🎙️
#Comedy #FunnyReels #RastaMonkeyPodcast #Fada #rassbsaivibes
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Do you understand or I should explain further?
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Continental dish 😂😂😂
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we sell buy fix and swap apple gadgets and Samsung 0558768271
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Iphone 18 Pro Glitch 🤡
#iphone #iphone18pro #iphone18promax #sigma #samsung
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🚨 Russia’s 🇷🇺 aluminium giant Rusal has signed an agreement with Ghana’s 🇬🇭 GIADEC to develop bauxite mining and an alumina refinery at Nyinahin in the Ashanti Region.
The projects target up to 5 million tonnes of bauxite annually and 1.2 million tonnes of alumina refining capacity.
#FreeAfrica
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If the opposition NPP has to rely on a video from Liberia to discredit the performance of the sitting government, then that is a disappointing and unacceptable approach to political communication. It is alleged @Dennis Miracle Aboagye is behind this 😳
If the allegations that Dennis Miracle Aboagye is spearheading the circulation of this misleading information are true, then serious questions must be raised about his suitability for the position of National Communications… See more
If the opposition NPP has to rely on a video from Liberia to discredit the performance of the sitting government, then that is a disappointing and unacceptable approach to political communication. It is alleged @Dennis Miracle Aboagye is behind this 😳
If the allegations that Dennis Miracle Aboagye is spearheading the circulation of this misleading information are true, then serious questions must be raised about his suitability for the position of National Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party.
Political communication should be built on facts, credibility, and constructive criticism, not misleading narratives. The opposition has every right to scrutinise the government's performance, but such criticism must be grounded in verifiable evidence.
The question is simple: Is the NPP running out of credible messages to communicate to Ghanaians? See less
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