SFGATE: Sacramento Kings partner with Black Lives Matter

Sacramento Kings partner with Black Lives Matter
Published on March 29, 2018 at 07:00PM by
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man by Sacramento police (all times local): 8:05 a.m. The Sacramento Kings basketball team says it is partnering with Black Lives Matter and is creating an education fund for the children of Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man fatally shot by police in California's capital city. The statement posted on the Kings' website follows protests over the killing that have twice blocked fans from entering Golden 1 Center, the NBA team's downtown arena. The Kings also say they are partnering with a group of local leaders called "Build. Black. Coalition." to support what it terms "transformational change" for black communities in Sacramento.
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