(CNN) Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand are donating $2.5 million toward fighting Black voter suppression.
One million dollars is being donated to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. and $1 million to the Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted People and Families Movement. The Black Voters Matter organization will receive $500,000, according to a statement by the Jordan Brand
The commitment is part of a $100 million, 10-year pledge that Jordan and the Jordan Brand announced on June 5 to "impact the fight against systemic racism." The pledge focuses on three areas: social justice, economic justice, and education and awareness.
"We understand that one of the main ways we can change systemic racism is at the polls," Jordan said in a statement
"We know it will take time for us to create the change we want to see, but we are working quickly to take action for the Black Community's voice to be heard."
rayanaborder on August 2nd, 2020 at 08:22 UTC »
I think some of it is spent to teach and inform on different ways you can vote, like mail-in voting. A lot of these places have closed down voting stations, and the remaining open ones will have lines that will take hours. Not everyone has that time, and that would deter many from voting. Many people don’t know how to vote over mail (you have to go to a specific website and order it early etc) and so educating the community how to will help with this issue.
Thehorrorofraw on August 2nd, 2020 at 07:19 UTC »
MJ with some red eyes.
SlowRapMusic on August 2nd, 2020 at 05:45 UTC »
How do you "combat voter suppression" such that it would cost 2.5 million? I am just genuinely curious not trying to be an ass.