Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Why the NFL Player Protests Still Matter



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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Guardian UK 
Abdul-Jabbar writes: "If people of color want to figure out who's got to shoulder the heavy lifting to bring about meaningful change, the answer is the same. Just us." 
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