Zdeno Chara is doing his part to use his platform and speak out against the racial injustices in the United States.
On Friday, the Boston Bruins captain attended a "Black Lives Matter' protest in Boston. Chara clearly was moved by the protest, as he followed with a long statement Saturday on Instagram condemning racism and the murder of George Floyd.
"First thing is first and let me be clear: I stand with the Black community. Black Lives Matter," Chara wrote. "There is no room in this world for racism. Period."
Read the full statement in the post below:
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Chara joins Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart, Enes Kanter, and Vincent Poirier as Boston athletes to participate in "Black Lives Matter" protests.
Also making a difference was Chara's Bruins teammate, Patrice Bergeron. The B's alternate captain issued a statement of his own while donating $50,000 to the Boston branch of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and the Centre Multienthnique de Quebec.