Sacramento Kings Announce Partnership With Black Lives Matter

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The Sacramento Kings announced a partnership with Black Lives Matter, the Sacramento Bee reports.

The Kings have committed to setting up an education fund for Stephon Clark’s children, and will reportedly start to work with local groups leading recent protests around Golden 1 Center.

The newly formed Build. Black. Coalition operates under the slogan “this is a movement, not a moment.”

Build. Black. spokeswoman Darcy Totten said “This tragic death really humanized something that’s been felt deeply in this community for a long time, something that’s been brewing. Our goal is to fundamentally transform the conditions that led to the death of Stephon Clark, because those conditions are systemic.”

Vince Carter, Garrett Temple and Doug Christie are all scheduled to appear at “Kings and Queens Rise: A Youth Voice Forum for Healing” at 5 p.m. Friday at South Sacramento Christian Church.

Read more on the story HERE.

Kings & Black Lives Matter Sacramento are join BUILD. BLACK. COALITION to help transform local communities by investing in youth. Garrett Temple, Vince Carter & former King Doug Chirstie will join Kings & Queens Rise: A Youth Voice Forum for Healing – #StephonClark

— Sean Cunningham (@SeanCunningham) March 29, 2018

Confirmation, that with just right amount of pressure, positive change can come. We see you .@Vivek https://t.co/1cowgQUdvK

— BlackLivesMatter Sac (@BLMSacramento) March 29, 2018

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