Here are a few of mine:
“Protests need to lead to change, and the only way to make real, sustainable change is voting. And that’s not an original idea. [Late congressman] John Lewis preached that all his life,” Koonin said. “What the protests said to me is that there is energy, but energy has to meet action. And the action is voting and then the people speak. We solved a problem.”
The unplanned, leaguewide strike after Blake’s shooting provided another opportunity to leverage the moment. Paul and James called Obama for advice and came away with a strategy focused on voting. In a matter of days, they saved a season, raised awareness and got 23 of the 30 teams to offer either their arenas or practice facilities as polling places. For the conference finals and NBA Finals, warmup shirts that had read “Black Lives Matter” earlier in the season’s reboot read “Vote.” [WaPo]
All of those players and franchise owners who realized they could lead and help: kudos!
