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Melo: 'I'm calling for all my fellow ATHLETES to step up and take charge.' USATSI

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony took to Instagram to demand change and call his fellow athletes to action. This is not the first time he has spoken up -- in December, he took part in the NBA's campaign with Everytown for Gun Safety, participating in a PSA to end gun violence.

"We have to put the pressure on the people in charge in order to get this thing we call JUSTICE right," Anthony wrote Friday. "A march doesn't work. We tried that. I've tried that. A couple social media post/tweet doesn't work. We've all tried that. That didn't work. Shooting 11 cops and killing 5 WILL NOT work. While I don't have a solution, and I'm pretty sure a lot of people don't have a solution, we need to come together more than anything at this time."

First off let me start off by saying " All Praise Due To The Most High." Secondly, I'm all about rallying, protesting, fighting for OUR people. Look I'll even lead the charge, By Any Means Necessary. We have to be smart about what we are doing though. We need to steer our anger in the right direction. The system is Broken. Point blank period. It has been this way forever. Martin Luther King marched. Malcolm X rebelled. Muhammad Ali literally fought for US. Our anger should be towards the system. If the system doesn't change we will continue to turn on the TVs and see the same thing. We have to put the pressure on the people in charge in order to get this thing we call JUSTICE right. A march doesn't work. We tried that. I've tried that. A couple social media post/tweet doesn't work. We've all tried that. That didn't work. Shooting 11 cops and killing 5 WILL NOT work. While I don't have a solution, and I'm pretty sure a lot of people don't have a solution, we need to come together more than anything at this time. We need each other. These politicians have to step up and fight for change. I'm calling for all my fellow ATHLETES to step up and take charge. Go to your local officials, leaders, congressman, assemblymen/assemblywoman and demand change. There's NO more sitting back and being afraid of tackling and addressing political issues anymore. Those days are long gone. We have to step up and take charge. We can't worry about what endorsements we gonna lose or whose going to look at us crazy. I need your voices to be heard. We can demand change. We just have to be willing to. THE TIME IS NOW. IM all in. Take Charge. Take Action. DEMAND CHANGE. Peace7 #StayMe7o

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Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James tweeted #PhilandoCastile and #AltonSterling on Thursday night before the shootings in Dallas. At 1:35 a.m. ET, James tweeted, "We are all hurting tonight. More violence is not the answer. #StoptheViolence." Many NBA players are tweeting similar sentiments, but no one has posted a message as long or direct as Anthony's.

"There's NO more sitting back and being afraid of tackling and addressing political issues anymore," Anthony wrote. "Those days are long gone. We have to step up and take charge. We can't worry about what endorsements we gonna lose or whose going to look at us crazy. I need your voices to be heard."