LeBron James just passed Michael Jordan on the NBA's all-time scoring list. He's one of the best ever — and he's also been one of this generation's most vocal athletes for equality and social justice. This is his story.
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00:00The state of racism will never die, but what we cannot do is allow it to conquer us as people.
00:19I'm playing a game that I love and I'd do anything for, and some of the benefits that's coming with it is the humbling side.
00:30My mother brought me up real good, and it's pretty easy because of the way I was brought up.
00:49She taught me so much things besides basketball, and that helps me be level-headed.
01:00You expect your kids to return home unless they're off to college.
01:21I couldn't imagine them not returning home because of someone else's, I don't know, just not thinking, or cowardly act, or whatever the case may be.
01:39There's no room for that in our sport. I mean, we all know that, obviously.
01:43There's not room for that in our league, or any league, or not even a league, there's not room for that in society.
01:50There's not room for that in our sport.
01:52LeBron and Kevin, you're great players, but no one voted for you.
02:20Millions elected Trump to be their coach, so keep the political commentary to yourself, or as someone once said, shut up and dribble.
02:34The guy in control has given people in racism, in negative racism, an opportunity to be out and outspoken without fear.
02:47We can't allow that to stop us from all continuing to be together and preach the right word of living, and loving, and laughing, and things of that nature.
03:03I never really talk about my legacy. I kind of just live in the moment, and if I'm able to accomplish something, then it kind of adds to it on its own.