NBA All-Star Weekend hosts ‘Black Lives Matter’ event for New York City students [VIDEO]
By Rob Nelson, WABC-TV New YorkIsiah Thomas, along with Etan Thomas, Alonzo Mourning, and other sports and entertainment leaders participated in a panel discussion that shared their stories of overcoming poverty and tough childhoods, and stressed that education is the best way out at the NBA All-Star #BlackLivesMatter Youth Summit. This event was in collaboration with the Etan Thomas Foundation, National Basketball Players Association and BET. With over 1,000 African-American students in attendance at the Canaan Baptist Church of Christ, you can see the impact that this event had on these young people.
“When I go back home to the west side of Chicago, I am not introduced as a two-time NBA champion first,” Thomas said. “I am introduced as a Master of Education from the University of California at Berkeley. This is Isiah Thomas, and that is my story.”