In light of the shootings involving Alton Sterling and Philando Castile earlier this week and the tragic shootings that took place during a Black Lives Matter protest in Dallas on Thursday night, Carmelo Anthony took to his website on Friday to pen a lengthy message calling for athletes to "step up and take charge." In his powerful statement, Anthony points out that marching and tweeting about social injustices haven't worked, and he writes that responding to them with violence will not work, either. Instead, 'Melo believes "we need to come together more than anything at this time" and contact our local politicians to demand change.
Here is what the Knicks star posted on ThisIsMelo.com:
LeBron James expressed a similar sentiment late Thursday, and Carmelo's wife La La has also been very vocal on social media with regards to what has taken place in Baton Rouge, La., Falcon Heights, Minn., and Dallas over the last few days: