The NBA is making history, and it is time to decide whether we as a nation want to be on the right side of it.
If your instinct is to question what the players’ strike accomplishes, stop. And listen. They protested, and we did not hear them. Not enough. They painted Black Lives Matter on the court and put “How Many More” on their jerseys, and we did not hear them. Not nearly enough. They have our ear now. Will we listen?
On Sunday, as he entered his vehicle, Jacob Blake, a Black man, was shot multiple times in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin.