Thread by @sfpelosi

Days ago #SFGiants bade farewell to #Forever44 #WillieMcCovey who rose from segregated South to @mlb Hall of Famer.
Today it’s gut-wrenching to see the team I love & serve as a volunteer NOT get that this #MSsen debacle is bigger than politics or baseball - it’s about humanity.

https://twitter.com/sfpelosi/status/1060621001690501120

But we are about #ReclaimingOurTeam — the team of Mays. McCovey, and so many other @sfgiants greats; the team@of the Giants Community Fund and the millions of dollars that go into youth sports as well as violence prevention, health care and education; the team of SF values.

As a @SFGiants fan I celebrate all the good works on and off the field. As a volunteer I have raised my girl to be a #JrGiants booster. And I’ve told her that my calling out racism today could mean me getting booted off the board. But overcoming racism matters more than my title.

I hope the @SFGiants family can heal. I hope we can help people in #MS building a better world like 👇🏽

MS Boys and Girls Club
bgc-ms.org

MS Civil Rights Project
Fannie Lou Hamer project facebook.com/pg/FLHfoundati…

MS Civil Rights Museum
mcrm.mdah.ms.gov/support/donate

I have heard from people from the #SFGiants organizations and fan base incensed and agonized about this. We need to find a path forward with respect and equity. Not only because the racist donations harm the @SFGiants financial brand - but because they decimate our goodwill.

And in the end - we give our money and time and emotions to baseball becoase it brings people together and teaches us to be a part of something bigger than ourselves. I hate to see that love and community torn apart. Looking at you to fix this, @SFGiants, and here to help 🧡

Hello @threadreaderapp unroll please 🙏🏼🧡