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The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is a time of reflection for me. Not only have I been a lifelong admirer of the Drum Major for Justice, I was a deacon at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where I got to know many of his relatives, friends and associates. That's why I'm thinking about the essence of this day, which is to remind folks to engage in public service.
That includes famous entertainers and professional athletes -- you know, whether they like it or not.
As a result, the following was disturbing last week, but it also was predictable: according to a national survey taken by the combination of ESPN and Hart Research Associations, Michael Jordan is the people's choice among blacks and whites on just about everything.
The problem with that? Well, in case you haven't noticed, Jordan is more into servicing his public image than anything else.
Which brings us back to Jordan's lofty place in that survey across racial backgrounds. I mean, what's wrong with this picture? According to that survey, when it comes to other personalities and subjects in sports without a tie to His Highness, blacks and whites were in agreement on about as much as Rush Limbaugh and Barack Obama.
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Source: http://www.fanhouse.com/2011/01/17/no-way-that-dr-king-would-wear-a-pair-of-air-jordans/
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