It’s about respect & human decency and how we share that with each other. #ShowYouCarehttps://t.co/NqMDQSPeLX
— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (@kaj33) May 31, 2020
What was your first reaction when you saw the video of the white cop kneeling on George Floyd’s neck while Floyd croaked, “I can’t breathe”? asks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
"You start to wonder if it should be all black people who wear body cams, not the cops."https://t.co/UeGCJUupLf
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 31, 2020
“I don’t want to see stores looted or even buildings burn. But African Americans have been living in a burning building for many years, choking on the smoke as the flames burn closer and closer,” writes Abdul-Jabbar.
“Racism in America is like dust in the air. It seems invisible — even if you’re choking on it — until you let the sun in. Then you see it’s everywhere. As long as we keep shining that light, we have a chance of cleaning it wherever it lands. But we have to stay vigilant, because it’s always still in the air.”
Abdul-Jabbar is the real deal.
He’s lived through it all.
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