Weasel wrote:
I have yet to see ANY of these people, including BLM put up any financial support for Black Families.
BUT they sure have their people working hard for donations
Where do you come up with this crap? Does it just grow inside your head like puss from a brain fluke?
Not only has LeBron James won three championships, four Most Valuable Player awards, and 13 All-Star Game bids, but he’s also pledged $41.8 million to provide a free education to more than 1,000 students from his hometown of Akron; donated $2.5 million to the National Museum of African American History and Culture; spoken out about racism and injustice on a national level; and designed and personally handed out a signature shoe for children with disabilities.
In 2014, John Wall made the news for something other than his silky passes, blazing speed, and electrifying left-handed dunks. What made the news was his friendship with Miyah Telemaque-Nelson, a 6-year-old girl who suffered from a rare form of cancer called Burkitt's Lymphoma. When it was announced before a December game that Telemaque-Nelson had died, Wall was visibly emotional, and broke down in tears in a postgame interview.
Since that moment, Wall has worked closely with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in Washington D.C., sponsoring a walking team called “Miyah’s Troupe.” His activism for health issues added to his already impressive repertoire of community engagement through the John Wall Family Foundation and the Passport to Manhood Program, aimed at engaging young boys in community service projects.
Toronto Raptors forward Serge Ibaka may have made it to the NBA, but the Congolese star has never forgotten his roots in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. Each year, Ibaka teams up with Cowbell Milk to put on the Cowbell Ibaka Games, which celebrate Congolese culture through music and sports.
His foundation focuses on promoting education, health, and nutrition for Congolese youth.
Ibaka was named a Global Citizen Ambassador for Health, and spoke on stage at the Global Citizen Festival in New York.
Known for being one of the NBA’s most charitable centers, averaging five assists per game in 2016-2017, Al Horford is also known for giving back off the court. Originally from the Dominican Republic, one of the poorest countries in the Western hemisphere, Horford spent the past summer reconstructing courts in his hometown of Puerto Plata and putting together youth basketball clinics on the island.
Horford’s also been involved with the charity WildAid to protect African elephants; Basketball Without Borders, which focuses on youth engagement in developing countries; and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/evandammarell/2020/05/01/nba-players-nbpa-foundation-have-donated-55-million-combined-for-coronavirus-relief/#40ea7815619c