Friday, January 26, 2018

NFL Legend Anquan Boldin & New England Patriots President Jonathan Kraft Lend Their Voices to Social Justice Efforts

NFL players, owners, teams and community leaders across the U.S. are uniting to listen and learn from one another, and to collaborate to strengthen our communities.
Listen To Each Other,
Work Together for Change
A letter from Anquan Boldin

Co-Founder, Players Coalition
As athletes, it's important for us to use the platform we have been afforded to create positive change. I am attempting to do so because I see an urgent need for positive change in our country. People, particularly young people, look to us as role models and they mimic what we do. Plenty of people have talked about the change they want to see, but now it's time for us to start putting in the work needed to create that change. It's easy to sit back and talk about what you would like to see happen in the future, but it's not always easy to do the actual work needed to make it a reality.

If we really want to create a world in which everyone is equal, no matter the color of your skin, your religion or your economic background, we need change.
Continue reading the full letter from Anquan Boldin
A letter from Jonathan Kraft
President, New England Patriots
Along with our players, I chose to attend a Listen and Learn event at Harvard Law School because the social commentary of the last couple of years has shown that there is a growing disconnect between many factions in our society. This growing disconnect is of great concern to me, as I know it is to our players, and many others who want to break down barriers between people of different backgrounds and ensure that equal opportunity exists for all citizens to benefit from the advantages our country has to offer.

As I reflect on the Listen and Learn event, there are many potential areas of focus to try and affect change.
Continue reading the full letter from Jonathan Kraft
Jenkins Chitwood Video
NFL players, owners and community leaders across the U.S. are uniting to listen and learn from one another, and to collaborate to strengthen our communities. Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins sat down with Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood to discuss ways to improve community & police relations.
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