Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Times
May 30, 2020
In this opinion piece, NBA veteran Kareem Abdul-Jabbar provides his perspective, through the lens of the black community, on the ongoing protests sparked by George Floyd’s death.
Read the articleI 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. 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.