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How Michael Jordan’s $100 million pledge will address voting rights, legal defense | Charlotte Observer

The first grants from a $100 million pledge by Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand will focus on the legal system and issues regarding voter suppression.

Donations of $1 million each will go to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the Formerly Incarcerated & Convicted People and Families Movement. Black Voters Matter fund will receive a $500,000 donation.

Jordan said in a prepared statement he is “all in” on “a commitment to address the historical inequality that continues to plague Black communities in the U.S.”

It’s no surprise these grants included a voting element.