‘Melo plans meeting to address police violence

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Carmelo Anthony plans to organize a meeting with community leaders, athletes and politicians in Los Angeles next week to discuss issues surrounding the recent shootings by and against police officers across the country.

“You have to keep the conversation going and dialogue going,” Anthony said Thursday at a Team USA workout in Las Vegas. “If you don’t, then you just become another tragedy that happens that everybody forgot about.”

Earlier this month, Anthony called on athletes to use their platforms to speak out on social issues in the wake of the shooting deaths of two African-American men and five Dallas police officers. He also addressed the issue with close friends LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul in a speech at the ESPYS.

Now, Anthony’s hoping to bring athletes, local politicians and other members of the Los Angeles community together for a discussion, which is scheduled for Monday.

“We want to get youth. We want to get kids. We want to get adults. …

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