Sacramento Kings Announce Partnership With Black Lives Matter

Mar 29, 2018, 12:00 AM | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:25 am

SACRAMENTO, CA - MARCH 27: Black Lives Matter protesters block the entrance to the Golden 1 Center ...

(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

SACRAMENTO, CA - MARCH 27: Black Lives Matter protesters block the entrance to the Golden 1 Center where the Sacramento Kings are playing on March 27, 2018 in Sacramento, California. Black Lives Matter protesters took to the streets as hundreds packed a special city council at Sacramento City Hall to address concerns over the shooting death of Stephon Clark by Sacramento police. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

The Sacramento Kings announced a partnership with Black Lives Matter, the Sacramento Bee reports.

The Kings have committed to setting up an education fund for Stephon Clark’s children, and will reportedly start to work with local groups leading recent protests around Golden 1 Center.

The newly formed Build. Black. Coalition operates under the slogan “this is a movement, not a moment.”

Build. Black. spokeswoman Darcy Totten said “This tragic death really humanized something that’s been felt deeply in this community for a long time, something that’s been brewing. Our goal is to fundamentally transform the conditions that led to the death of Stephon Clark, because those conditions are systemic.”

Vince Carter, Garrett Temple and Doug Christie are all scheduled to appear at “Kings and Queens Rise: A Youth Voice Forum for Healing” at 5 p.m. Friday at South Sacramento Christian Church.

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