It's not that music doesn't have a place in protest. It surely does.  But after the murder of Jacob Blake and the latest wave of other police shootings, and that white supremacist teen who murdered three protesters in the street and then walked right past the police and back to his home in a neighboring state, all while a Category 4 hurricane is making landfall in Louisiana and the Republican National Convention (aka The Donald Trump Show) is continuing to air, posting whatever song caught my ear today seems a little, well, superficial.

Instead, I'm joining with the NBA, the WNBA, major league baseball, and various other sports figures and stepping down for the day both in protest and to reflect on what we can do from this small, insignificant platform to make a difference in the world.

We'll talk soon.