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Originally Posted by Maximo  Jordan made a lot of appearances, contributed a lot of himself to raising money. He was genuinely generous in that regard. It wasn't for self-promotion because his star couldn't possibly get any bigger than it already was. |
These kids need in Chicago and urban areas mired in gang violence need way more than some star's money tossed from his stretch or wire-transferred from his penthouse office to some charity - they need them to personally care, need them to show up and help show them they really matter, can be somebody and to work alongside mentoring these kids. They need some face time with strong, positive, successful, driven and goal-oriented men who take and take from the culture and then just want to throw money at the problem. Money is good, does lots of fine things. These children need more. They need are the men themselves - their idols. There are enough stars and celebrities and black and hispanic leaders to band together to give of themselves and show up in those communities en mass every chance they get to organize and to work alongside those gang children and poor children. I've heard some of those poor kids sell drugs and rob small store owners to get money to buy LeBron James' athletic shoes and go to a rapper's concert! If these ultra ultra rich men who get wealth rolling in from the culture and fanship of those kids want to really help gang children, they can "give back" of themselves with some "me" time and show up with regularity and teach, inspire and love on those kids and teach them how to be real men.