Jesse James
The good folks over at Flight Club have paired up with Sue Bird of WNBA team Seattle Storm and Diana Taurasi of Phoenix Mercury. They have come together to auction off their game-worn and signed sneakers to support the Breonna Taylor Foundation. It has been over five months since the death of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, with none of the officers involved being arrested. The goal of the auction is to combat police brutality against Black women, keeping the conversation around the Black Lives Matter movement alive.
Each sneaker in the auction features the names of Black women who have lost their lives due to police brutality. Each of the names are hand-written along the upper, while phrases like “Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor” and “#NoMoreHashtags” are found on the sneakers as well. The two WNBA athletes and UCONN alums will auction off the sneakers to raise funds and awareness.
One hundred percent of all proceeds will go towards the Breonna Taylor Foundation. The auction is slated to run August 21 at 11 a.m. EDT on Flight Club’s Instagram. All bids must take place in the comments section of the post. The winner will be sent both pairs of sneakers upon proof of donation to the Breonna Taylor Foundation.
Check out the sneakers in the images and get busy bidding! In the meantime, keep it locked with The Culture Curators for more from the intersection of sports and lifestyle coming very soon.
Photos via Flight Club
