(Jewish Group) Two articles from Black personalities "criticizing" purveyors of recent anti-Semitism

[Behind the Aegis]

James Brown Delivers Strong Monologue on Antisemitism During 'NFL Today'

The combined decisions of Kyrie Irving and Kanye West has launched the country into a dialogue about the harms of antisemitism. It has passed the point of being a basketball conversation or a Kanye conversation, as evidenced by CBS' decision to have James Brown give a strong monologue during Sunday morning's edition of NFL Today on the matter. Brown spoke briefly on the harmful impact that the events of the last few weeks have caused and the overarching theme of hate currently ruling the discourse.

It was well-said.

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It is sad that such messages need to be sent on a national platform in this day and age but it feels necessary. Kudos to Brown and the rest of the CBS team for tackling the important issues in their own way.

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LeBron James ‘Doesn’t Condone’ Kyrie Irving Sharing Anti-Semitic Documentary: ‘What He Said Was Harmful’

LeBron James, 37, doesn’t condone the controversial actions of Kyrie Irving, who was recently suspended from playing with his basketball team, the Brooklyn Nets, after he shared a link to the 2018 documentary, From Hebrews to Negroes: Wake up Black America!, which is based on Ronald Dalton’s book of the same name and has received a lot of criticism for its antisemitism. The Los Angeles Lakers player called the situation “unfortunate” and revealed he thinks the sharing of the link by the 30-year-old fellow athlete “caused some harm to a lot of people,” in a new interview. “I believe that what Kyrie did caused some harm to a lot of people,” LeBron said to reporters after losing a basketball game to the Utah Jazz on Friday, according to CNN.

“And he has since, over the last – I think it was today, or yesterday – he apologized. But he caused some harm and I think it’s unfortunate. But I don’t stand on the position to harm people when it comes to your voice or your platform or anything. So it doesn’t matter what color your skin is, how tall you are, what position you’re in. If you are promoting or soliciting or saying harmful things to any community that harms people, then I don’t respect it. I don’t condone it.”

LeBron’s comments come after Kyrie made headlines on Thursday for his suspension. He then publicly apologized for sharing the link and explained that he reacted out of “emotion” instead of considering his “Jewish brothers and sisters” in the process. “To All Jewish families and Communities that are hurt and affected from my post, I am deeply sorry to have caused you pain, and I apologize,” he wrote in an Instagram post, which can be seen below. “I initially reacted out of emotion to being unjustly labeled Anti-Semitic, instead of focusing on the healing process of my Jewish Brothers and Sisters that were hurt from the hateful remarks made in the Documentary.”

“I want to clarify any confusion on where I stand fighting against Anti- semticism by apologizing for posting the documentary without context and a factual explanation outlining the specific beliefs in the Documentary I agreed with and disagreed with,” he continued. “I had no intentions to disrespect any Jewish cultural history regarding the Holocaust or perpetuate any hate. I am learning from this unfortunate event and hope we can find understanding between us all. I am no different than any other human being. I am a seeker of truth and knowledge, and I know who I Am.”

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[Bad Thoughts]

1. The African American athletes have been leading the response

Reggie Miller, Shaq, Charles Barkley and Shannon Sharpe all stepped forward first to say Kyrie Irving should be suspended while others, including Adam Silver, dithered. I think they have showed leadership, perhaps because they think this is how forcefully all forms of racism should be dealt with.

[Mosby]

2. Shannon sharpe

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