In the first half of July , there were at least 112 protests in 88 American cities . In July 2016 , NBA stars LeBron James , Carmelo Anthony , Chris Paul , and Dwyane Wade opened the 2016 ESPY Awards with a Black Lives Matter message . On July 26 , Black Lives Matter held a protest in Austin , Texas , to mark the third anniversary of the shooting death of Larry Jackson Jr . On July 28 , Chicago Police Department officers shot Paul O'Neal in the back and killed him following a car chase . After the shooting , hundred marched in Chicago , Illinois
2016 ESPY Awards
2016 ESPY Awards
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