In 1993, we heard Charles Barkley declare that he was not a role model.
Old White Men asked, “Why won’t black athletes be role models?”
In 2016, we get this stirring speech about violence from black athletes at the ESPY Awards who are trying to be role models …
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:17060463
Now Older White Men ask, “Why can’t black athletes stick to sports?”