During the 2020 New Orleans Saints season, players, coaches and staff focused on the #SayHerName campaign with the goal of raising awareness of the current state of African-American women and help push for a more equitable status for this marginalized group.
Players and the Saints organization, as part of the NFL’s Club Social Justice Matching Fund Program, are donating total of $300,000 to be distributed to local and national organizations that supported the campaign.
These organizations focus on education, criminal justice reform, and public health. The include the Historic Carver Theater, Women’s National Basketball Players Association, Spelman College, African American Policy Forum and Navigate NOLA.
Throughout the season, players participated in virtual roundtable discussions with guest speakers about topics including education, health care, domestic violence, sexual harassment, sports and media, social justice and racial equity, intersectional oppression of racism and sexism, and the next generation of boys.
Players and coaches also wore #SayHerName T-shirts to help drive campaign awareness during the season.
