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Coach K says it's time to say 'Black Lives Matter' in passionate video plea asking Americans to acknowledge systemic racism and social injustice

Meredith CashJun 27, 2020, 04:21 IST

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The Duke Blue Devils head coach and United States Military Academy alumnus said Black Lives Matter is "a human rights statement" and "not political."Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports

Legendary Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski — better known as Coach K — said it's time to say "Black Lives Matter" in an impassioned video published by the school.
The former Team USA head coach described systemic racism and social injustice as "the problem, the disease, the plague that has been with our country for four centuries."
Coach K also said that "we as a country have the duty to solve this problem."
A United States Military Academy alumnus and a coach at West Point at the start of his Hall of Fame career, Krzyzewski called back to his time as a cadet in pleading for Americans "to choose the harder right."
Check out the full video below: