[If You’re Black Never Put Your Hands On a White Person in a System of White Supremacy, they're Not Your Equal] White DA Charges Davante Adams Starbucks Quick [2 days] after Pushing a White Cameraman
From [HERE] Davante Adams is facing misdemeanor charges over the shoving of a credited media worker as he made his way to the locker room on Monday night. Jemele Hill, a writer for The Atlantic, claims that the charges against Adams reek of racism.
The man who was shoved was Ryan Zebley, who worked as a freelance photographer at the game. According to ESPN, he suffered a mild concussion and a headache from the shove.
According to court records, per ESPN, Adams was charged with an intentional, overt act that inflicted bodily injury. Jemele Hill took to Twitter to say that the charges prove how far people are willing to go to prove a point.
Hill tweeted:
"Totally on brand for how black men are treated by the police — willing to go above and beyond to prove a point."
The Las Vegas Raiders receiver has endured a difficult start to life with his new team. His frustrations got the better of him after the game on Monday night and it will be interesting to see how this plays out.
It was another close loss for the Raiders as they slumped to 1-4 on the season. All four losses have been by a single score, which makes it even worse. For Adams, his anger was largely due to the last play of the game. [MORE]