The former basketball player Michael Jordan donates together with sportsgiganten Nike 100 million u.s. dollars over the next ten years to, among others, worked against racism.
It appears a message on Nike’s website.
the Money in Danish currency is the equivalent of about 660 million dollars, shall, in addition to the work against racism go to ensure greater social justice and better access to education, says the notification.
– Through our Jordan Wings Program, we have focused on ensuring access to training, mentors and opportunities for young blacks, who face opposition because of systematic racism.
– But we know that we can do more, ” said Craig Williams, director of the Jordan Brand, in the message.
the Jordan Brand is a company owned by Nike. The company sells among other things, shoes and clothes, and use the former basketball player Michael Jordan as frontman.
Michael Jordan was in the 80’s and 90’s reckoned to be one of the best basketball players in the world.
in addition to performance on the field earned Michael Jordan lots of money on more commercial activities. For example, he was in 1996 in the feature film ‘Space Jam’.
the Donation comes in the wake of large demonstrations in the UNITED states, where many thousands have expressed their dissatisfaction with the discrimination against blacks.
the starting point for the demonstrations has been the death of the black man George Floyd.
He died 25. may after an arrest, where a white police officer had sat on him and pressed his knees down against the neck – and nakkeregionen, George Floyd couldn’t get air, which he tried to make the point.
the Death has since led to major demonstrations across the UNITED states, where some have been peaceful, while in others there have been reports of violence, vandalism and looting.
