The Naomi Osaka Appreciation Episode

In this episode, Emmanuel discusses exactly why we should we be showing ALL the appreciation for Naomi Osaka, a 22 year old tennis superstar who is daring to be great both on and off the tennis court.
Additional Show Notes Below:
Naomi Osaka 's Activism/Racial Justice https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/12/naomi-osaka-racial-justice-activism-facemasks
Wikipedia article on Naomi Osaka: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Osaka
Video where interview excerpt was taken from, via The Undefeated https://twitter.com/TheUndefeated/status/1304910418771664897?s=19 TIME article (video also in article):  https://time.com/5888583/naomi-osaka-masks-black-lives-matter-us-open/
Naomi's Esquire Op Ed on George Floyd https://www.esquire.com/sports/a33022329/naomi-osaka-op-ed-george-floyd-protests/
Naomi Osaka Honors Tamir Rice: https://www.etonline.com/naomi-osaka-honors-tamir-rice-ahead-of-us-open-finals-152342 
Word of the Week: "Diurnal" (adj): https://www.dictionary.com/browse/diurnal
Joyful Noise selection: Little Brother's The Minstrel Show: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-minstrel-show/79566948
Marvin Gaye quote about music, via Erick Sermon's "Music": https://music.apple.com/us/album/music-feat-marvin-gaye/298321651?i=298321904 

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