Now that the NBA is officially back from hiatus, LeBron James is using the opportunity and his pregame outfits to make a very important statement
also shared several images of more Lakers players wearing the hat, writing, “Demand Justice.”
In case that social justice message wasn’t already abundantly clear, James paired the statement cap with a black T-shirt bythat read, “By Any Means,” words from Malcolm X’s 1964 speech at the Organization of Afro-American Unity founding rally, in red, black, and green—the colors of the Pan-African flag. The back of the shirt read, “Black Is Beautiful,” in identical styling.
James shared several images of himself in the outfit on his Instagram account, writing in the caption, “By Any Means!! Lets Get It #JusticeForBreonnaTaylor.” NBA and WNBA players—with the latter group dedicating their season to Taylor—have been very outspoken from the beginning about demanding justice for the 26-year-old EMT who was killed by Louisville Metro Police after being shot at least eight times on the night of March 13.
and countless others, helped spur the Black Lives Matter protests to become a nationwide movement in late May.
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