Michael Jordan, Jordan Brand announce $2.5 million donation to combat Black voter suppression

As part of a commitment to donate $100 million over the next decade to fight systemic racism, Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand announced Wednesday that they are donating $2.5 million to three partners to combat Black voter suppression. .

and the Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted People and Families Movement will each receive $1 million, while Black Voters Matter will receive $500,000.

where "Black people are underrepresented in registration and turnout numbers, relative to their share of the overall population," Jordan and the Jordan Brand said in a statement.

Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand are committed to impacting the lives of the Black Community and eliminating systemic racism and Black voter suppression.@NAACP_LDF @ficpfm @BlackVotersMtr.

In the statement, which is posted on Nike's website, Jordan and Jordan Brand explained that they picked these organizations "based on their ability to take action that can create impact now." .

We understand that one of the main ways we can change systemic racism is at the polls," Jordan said in the statement.

Our initial partners can directly impact the social and political well-being of the Black community," Williams said