Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry is using the contemporary moment of waking up to injustices as a silver lining, calling the mix of COVID-19 pandemic and protests in response to George Floyd's death a “great time to be alive.”
Curry, alongside civil rights advocate Clarence B. Jones, addressed the issues about social injustice and the importance of the moment in a talk with the USF institute.
Per Jerry McDonald of The Mercury News:
“This is a great time to be alive,” the Warriors star said in the virtual discussion entitled The Dream Marches On. “I’m excited to see what this next generation does as they venture out on their own. The people I got to walk with at a protest, young men and women of all ages, people are meeting the moment.
“This has been the culimination [sic] of 400 years of injustices in a system that is not working for all people in this country. It took a perfect storm of two pandemics at one time to grab everybody’s attention. We’re obviously dealing with COVID and its threat to our society, and that has opened up a conversation and an awareness level for all people. I hope the conversaton [sic] continues, and that this isn’t just a moment, but a movement and we find changeable actions where everyone can play their role and play their part.”
Aside from his enlightening speech, the Warriors star also took action as he and his wife Ayesha matched up to $50,000 in donations to USF's Institute for Nonviolence and Social Justice.
Stephen Curry has joined the long list of NBA players participating in demonstrations nationwide to address the long-simmering social justice issues such as police brutality and profiling black communities. Protests started after Houston native George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
Unfortunately for the Warriors' three-time champion, he will not be able to participate in the NBA's season restart in Orlando, Florida. Golden State was eliminated and not included in the 22-team return, as the franchise had the worst record in the league before the season was suspended.
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