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He waited, and waited, and waited to take a political stance on anything. Now that he’s old and out of the game, Jordan wants to talk about policing? Get out of here.
Michael Jordan watching a Charlotte Hornets game Nov. 1, 2015, in Charlotte, N.C. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
On Monday, Michael Jordan decided to break his Clarence Thomas-like silence on race relations in this country to denounce the killings of unarmed black men, women and children at the hands of police. In a piece for The Undefeated, Jordan also condemned the killings of cops and donated $1 million each to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the International Association of Chiefs of Police’s Institute for Community-Police Relations.
It’s with great thought and all due respect that I say, “F–k Michael Jordan.”
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http://www.theroot.com/articles/cul...ordan-a-day-late-and-a-million-dollars-short/
Michael Jordan watching a Charlotte Hornets game Nov. 1, 2015, in Charlotte, N.C. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
On Monday, Michael Jordan decided to break his Clarence Thomas-like silence on race relations in this country to denounce the killings of unarmed black men, women and children at the hands of police. In a piece for The Undefeated, Jordan also condemned the killings of cops and donated $1 million each to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the International Association of Chiefs of Police’s Institute for Community-Police Relations.
It’s with great thought and all due respect that I say, “F–k Michael Jordan.”
Read more
http://www.theroot.com/articles/cul...ordan-a-day-late-and-a-million-dollars-short/