Cenk Uygur
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Entire College Team Wears 'I Can’t Breathe' Shirts
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December 13, 2014
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5:31Now Playing"Many high-profile NBA players have shown their sympathy for the late Eric Garner by wearing "I Can't Breathe" T-shirts prior to recent games.
On Wednesday night, the Georgetown Hoyas became the first college team to join the movement by wearing "I Can't Breathe" T-shirts prior to their home game against Kansas.
It's fitting that Georgetown is the first college team to join the "I Can't Breathe" movement because for much of the '80s and early 90s, the Hoyas were a strong symbol of urban culture among the African-American community. Head coach John Thompson Jr., still an iconic figure in the Washington, D.C., area, was the first African-American coach to win a national championship, doing so in 1984.
"* The Young Turks hosts John Iadarola (TYT University), Ana Kasparian and Ben Mankiewicz break it down.
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