In this time of social change and using your voice, the phrases “stick to sports” and “shut up and dribble” no longer can be used to hold athletes back.
The phrase “Black lives matter” has become controversial when there is no reason it should have.
Black lives matter. That’s it; that’s the sentence.
Breonna Taylor’s life mattered. George Floyd’s life mattered. Elijah McClain’s life mattered. Eric Garner’s life mattered. Michael Brown’s life mattered. Rodney King’s life mattered. And every other victim of police brutality mattered even if they were a “criminal.” The police do not play the role of judge, jury and executioner.