I don't have time to address it now, but I do agree that raising awareness is the key to solving these issues.  However, people need to start with common ground.  BLM is intentionally divisive.  Ideas like cultural appropriation, microaggressions and other tools of progressives limit honest dialog.  

 

As far as athletes are concerned, so far, LeBron James has been one of the best examples I've seen in dealing with the issues facing the black community.  He gives back a ton of his own money to help educate children from impoverished areas, tries to avoid taking sides contentious topics (which are, more often than not, used to generate revenue for the media, not solve problems), and encourages his peers to do likewise.    

 

I would have to write a book to really lay out the issues facing the black community and what I think needs to be done to fix them.  Having an open conversation without being labeled a racist or thug is an important part of that process, though.  Understanding that people have had their world views shaped differently by their circumstances is important as well. 

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