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    LeBron James reminds us that even the rich and famous face racist hatred | Ijeoma Oluo

    There is no amount of fame or fortune that can fully protect black Americans from living in a racially oppressive society
    by Ijeoma Oluo Jun 03, 2017 3 minutes
    ‘How powerful it must make someone feel to know that by sending an image, they can invoke 300 years of racial terror.’ Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

    “No matter how much money you have, no matter how famous you are, no matter how many people admire you, you know being black in America is tough.”

    LeBron James sat in front of dozens of news cameras to discuss racist graffiti that was spray-painted on the front gate of his house. By the time the majority of news reporters arrived at the home, the offensive language had already been painted over.

    Some casual observers of all the media coverage might have thought that all the hoopla over a

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