"As a proud American, a father who lost his own dad in a senseless act of violence, and a black man, I have been deeply troubled by the deaths of African Americans at the hands of law enforcement and angered by the cowardly and hateful targeting and killing of police officers," he said.
"I grieve with the families who have lost loved ones, as I know their pain all too well."
Jordan used the letter to announce grants of $1 million each to two organizations working to improve relations between law enforcement and the communities in which they work, the Institute for Community Police Relations and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund .... http://sports.yahoo.com
