Biden, Obama back NBA boycott over Jacob Blake shooting
Thu, 27 Aug 2020 03:53:15 GMT
“This moment demands moral leadership,” Biden said in a retweet of the video statement from Bucks players....
Lakers, Clippers consider boycotting rest of NBA season over Jacob Blake shooting: Reports
Thu, 27 Aug 2020 03:32:51 GMT
The NBA playoffs could be in jeopardy if the Lakers and Clippers decide not to play....
That would bum me out, seeing as how I've been a Bucks fan all my life and was six when they last won a title.
Still, I get it. Why should they perform for our entertainment when they see how their brothers and sisters are marginalized as human beings.
They seem to understand their privilege, and have enough of a conscience to not disrespect those who don't have the advantages of position, wealth, and fame.
If minority health care workers and other marginalized essential workers follow their lead, protests would be the least of the country's worries.
Gandhi already demonstrated the efficacy of that kind of resistance.