Melo wants athletes to 'demand change' in wake of Dallas shootings

Deeply troubled by Thursday's deadly police shootings in Dallas, Texas, Carmelo Anthony took to Instagram to share his thoughts on the devastating incident, pleading with other athletes to use their power and influence to "demand change."

First off let me start off by saying " All Praise Due To The Most High." Secondly, I'm all about rallying, protesting, fighting for OUR people. Look I'll even lead the charge, By Any Means Necessary. We have to be smart about what we are doing though. We need to steer our anger in the right direction. The system is Broken. Point blank period. It has been this way forever. Martin Luther King marched. Malcolm X rebelled. Muhammad Ali literally fought for US. Our anger should be towards the system. If the system doesn't change we will continue to turn on the TVs and see the same thing. We have to put the pressure on the people in charge in order to get this thing we call JUSTICE right. A march doesn't work. We tried that. I've tried that. A couple social media post/tweet doesn't work. We've all tried that. That didn't work. Shooting 11 cops and killing 5 WILL NOT work. While I don't have a solution, and I'm pretty sure a lot of people don't have a solution, we need to come together more than anything at this time. We need each other. These politicians have to step up and fight for change. I'm calling for all my fellow ATHLETES to step up and take charge. Go to your local officials, leaders, congressman, assemblymen/assemblywoman and demand change. There's NO more sitting back and being afraid of tackling and addressing political issues anymore. Those days are long gone. We have to step up and take charge. We can't worry about what endorsements we gonna lose or whose going to look at us crazy. I need your voices to be heard. We can demand change. We just have to be willing to. THE TIME IS NOW. IM all in. Take Charge. Take Action. DEMAND CHANGE. Peace7 #StayMe7o

A photo posted by @carmeloanthony on Jul 8, 2016 at 8:02am PDT

"Shooting 11 cops and killing 5 will not work," Anthony wrote. "While I don't have a solution, and I'm pretty sure a lot of people don't have a solution, we need to come together more than anything at this time."

Melo wasn't the only NBA star to speak out following the shootings, as LeBron James tweeted his thoughts early Friday morning.

HEADLINES

Daily Newsletter

Get the latest trending sports news daily in your inbox

Email address

Melo wants athletes to 'demand change' in wake of Dallas shootings

HEADLINES

Daily Newsletter

MORE STORIES

Daily Newsletter