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TRACK 1
    Lauren Smitherman is from Oklahoma, the same place that Terrence Crutcher was just gunned down by police in early September.
       Smitherman is a freshman soccer player at the University of Illinois. Although her main focus is soccer, she says her career as an athlete has never distanced her from what goes on in society. (:16)

TAKE SOT- LAUREN SMITHERMAN SOCCER PLAYER
“I started playing soccer when I was 5 years old and my mom was my first coach. I was always the only black girl on the team. I've always been told that you have to do things that much better to be as successful. I try to do the best I can and hope people can see past my skin color.” (:15)

TRACK 2
       Smitherman says the Tulsa case affects her because it was in her hometown. She feels like African Americans are held to a different standard in our country. (:08)

TAKE SOT- LAUREN SMITHERMAN
“In Tulsa a man just got killed he was changing his tire and a policewoman shot him down for no reason. My little brother is 14 years old and he's about to drive so if he's ever pulled over that is scary to me because what if he says the wrong thing what if he doesn't do exactly what the police officer says, that could be his life.” (:17)

TRACK 3
      Smitherman says seeing people profiled against because of their skin color makes her want to protest. 
      Her mother, Carla Smitherman, says the family always tried to make sure Lauren didn't feel any differently than her peers. (:12)

TAKE SOT- CARLA SMITHERMAN MOTHER
“I think her uniqueness was brought to her attention, but I always felt like the more I worked on her helping her feel good about herself and really listening to her and making sure she knew that her voice was valid and how she felt was valid and not minimizing it.” (:14)
TRACK 4
        Smitherman wants her voice to be heard in other areas away from the soccer field. 
For Off the Shelf and Online, I'm Naya Crittenden. (:07)