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Exclusive: Michael Jordan on racism, education and $100 million for social justice

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SportsCarolinaMonthly
June 7, 2020

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael Jordan knows money alone can’t solve racism, or barriers to upward mobility for the poor.But he hopes the pledge he and Jordan Brand made Friday — to donate $100 million over the next 10 years — helps start a conversation and a level of education that can finally end the ingrained racism the Charlotte Hornets owner says he’s seen all his life as an African American.“We have encountered racism to be somewhat acceptable in certain circles,” Jordan told The Charlotte Observer. “We’ve got to understand at an early age (that can’t be tolerated). Education is such an import…

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