Black athletes call on sports stars and entertainers to 'use your platform' to address racism during the ESPYs
ESPN's show addressed George Floyd's and Breonna Taylor's deaths by police as a slew of Black athletes called"on our white counterparts to use their voices and talk about real change and how they'll make it happen."
"I remember feeling hurt and defeated, confused about what I wanted to do next," he said. "And then something happened." He said he tuned in to the ESPYs to see Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James and Chris Paul take the stage. "They challenged athletes and entertainers to use their platform, to unify this country, but also call out social injustice. I remember feeling so inspired and motivated, the next day I jumped into action.
Olympic fencing medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad also made an appearance, saying: "I don't know what more we as a sports community needs to see than a white police officer kneeling on George Floyd's neck and ripping his life from him. And having to see that for eight minutes and 46 seconds was heart-wrenching."
"We need commitment to real change," Wallace said, while Mitchell added: "Now, we call on our white counterparts to use their voices and talk about real change and how they'll make it happen."
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