By: ShaCamree Gowdy Popular tennis player Naomi Osaka will compete for Japan at the Olympic Games, a decision she said she faced backlash for.  In her self-titled Netflix docuseries Osaka shared that a lot of the criticism she received focused on her race, as reported by Newsweek’s Darragh Roche. The decision to represent Japan was something that was determined early on for Osaka, who was born in Chūō-ku, Osaka to a Japanese mother and Haitian father.  RELATED: Activist, champion: Naomi Osaka is AP Female Athlete of Year ''I don't choose America and suddenly people are like, 'Your Black card is revoked.' And it's like, African American isn't the only Black, you know?' Osaka said, […]

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