Miami Heat plan open dialogue on racial injustice in #HeatTownHall

The Miami Heat are opening up a forum for conversation. That seems to be the goal in their upcoming Town Hall on racial injustice.

The Miami Heat are no strangers to the hideous events that are categorized as racial injustices. For years, their best players have stood at the forefront of those movements.

Back in 2012, in the midst of the Trayvon Martin murder at the hands of a frantic security guard, the lot of that version of the Miami Heat team all dawned hoodies in support. Here is a refresher of that particular instance.

It didn’t stop there though, as the injustices against people of color have not. At the top of the 2016 ESPY Awards, really as the introductory word, Chris Paul, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and the Miami Heat’s greatest player of all time, Dwyane Wade, took the stage to deliver a much needed and pointed message.

Not to be outdone, although a bit behind, the Miami Heat are again stepping up to the plate. In what appears to be a move in the absolute right direction, the Heat are putting on a Town Hall on Friday at 4 pm to open the dialogue up about the racial injustices we have seen in our country over the last 10 years or so specifically. What better day to do it than on Juneteenth!

The Miami Heat have been at the forefront of some of these movements in recent history. A little behind here, it’s better late than never.

While it seems as though it shouldn’t have taken this long, it’s truly better late than never. The NBA is a league that is dominated by players and people of color. The league wouldn’t be what it is and has become without these many black and brown people propping it up along the way.

While this isn’t the answer in itself, it is apart of the process that goes into possibly finding solutions and answers to the questions that we really shouldn’t even be having to ask at this point in our countries history.

Good job by the Miami Heat here. Again, it’s late, but it’s happening. Let’s hope great dialogue and understanding comes from it.