Buffs plan Friday march through Boulder

BOULDER — The Colorado Buffaloes are organizing a march through Boulder Friday morning. The Buffs extended an open invitation on social media Thursday, and are asking that marchers arrive at the intersection of College Avenue and 13th Street by 8:45 a.m. Masks are required.

https://twitter.com/k_dorrell/status/1268620140536446976?s=20

Marches and protests have been organized across the United States over the last nine days following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Department officers.

There have been daily marches in Denver since Floyd’s death but the University of Colorado athletics department is the first local sports organization to organize a march of its own.

Denver Broncos safety Kareem Jackson noted this week that he was interested in organizing a Broncos-led rally in Denver sometime in the next couple of weeks.

Senior wide receiver K.D. Nixon has been notably outspoken about the state of race relations in the United States in recent days, including in this interview with Pac-12 Networks:

Start today by showing love and respect. 💯@Superstarnixon explains how paying it forward can impact others and advance the conversation. Hear the full interview tonight on Pac-12 Playlist at 7 PT/ 8 MT. pic.twitter.com/rXnCCAvf1i

— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) June 4, 2020

Power forward Evan Battey has also spoken up.

told my team that we have a responsibility to ourselves, each other, and the community to be a part of the change. Imo, it starts with the youth. I just hope one day when we have kids, we will teach them to not see color but see humans for what they really are. Love is love.

— Evan Battey (@EBduece1) June 4, 2020

Head basketball coach Tad Boyle had this to say about the situation:

🗣 A Message From @CoachTadBoyle pic.twitter.com/JruKm3Af3G

— Colorado Men's Basketball (@CUBuffsMBB) June 2, 2020

Here’s an incomplete list of Buffs who have tweeted about Friday’s march:

Shoulder to Shoulder ‼️ Like it should be ❤️ #GoBuffs pic.twitter.com/3YNejtMYXg

— Coach Brian Michalowski (@CoachMikeLBs) June 4, 2020

Time For Change! Come support and walk with us Buff Nation! ✊🏽 pic.twitter.com/84wVejSj8I

— TRU†H (@iamkjtru) June 4, 2020

https://twitter.com/CoachChev6/status/1268586228259012608?s=20

Come out and do what’s necessary for change in the community. Everyone show up and support us and the movement. pic.twitter.com/F3yUHK4caU

— Chris Miller (@Cmillx) June 4, 2020

#S2S https://t.co/zDvcBAw9QN

— Justin Brennan (@Coach_J_Brennan) June 4, 2020

Listen, Learn, Reflect, Respect & Act! #S2S #CUlture https://t.co/sm43SZi6Az

— Lance S.Carl (@buffs4life2) June 4, 2020

#S2S https://t.co/VXkcgcAUqn

— Drew Wilson (@CoachWilsonDrew) June 4, 2020

#ShoulderToShoulder pic.twitter.com/lo9KLPNbHu

— Jesse Mahoney (@CoachMahoney) June 4, 2020

Stand on Love🖤✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 pic.twitter.com/ZSfAiI8GX8

— Jake Wiley (@Jake_Wiley14) June 4, 2020

Everyone is invited!!! pic.twitter.com/eIn0RZEJ4g

— Tyler Lytle (@tylytle5) June 4, 2020

BUFF NATION!! Come walk with us & help make a change! Everyone is welcome. Support us like you support us on Saturdays. #BLM pic.twitter.com/sTMsksYZV9

— MO MONEY (@SwavyMo) June 4, 2020

https://twitter.com/PresidentialMP/status/1268600517900423168?s=20

Front Lines! pic.twitter.com/t57JnMTX3m

— Aziz Shittu (@AzizShittu) June 4, 2020

https://twitter.com/joshia_davis7/status/1268566997144440837?s=20

GAMEDAY indeed! Will be there! 🖤💛 https://t.co/CLUHxPuZwk

— CoachJRPayne (@CoachJRPayne) June 4, 2020

Shoulder to Shoulder 🐃🌄 #BLM https://t.co/5niMxSOAO8

— aKillmonger (@akjones27) June 4, 2020

Yes yes yes.. come and walk with us! https://t.co/a27VJuRNBG

— Coach Shan (@CoachShandrika) June 4, 2020

📣📣📣 ✊✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 pic.twitter.com/Fbeo0wFunt

— Andy Wang (@CoachAWang) June 4, 2020

My school. My Coach. My Teammates.

Not just talking but doing and wish I was with them #GoBuffs #ProudBuff https://t.co/hRq8Fu8vVK

— Luke Horne (@lukewhorne) June 4, 2020