Journal Pair Share Topic: Do you think today's athletes, celebrities and other's in the limelight should use their status as a platform to encourage social change (i.e. black/brown lives matter; speaking out against police brutality?). Why or why not?
2. Read: I can no longer stay silent.
3. Then read a rebuttal to the statement by Jordan, A Day Late and A Dollar Short Do you think the speaker is justified? Does he use enough evidence in his commentary to sway your view about Jordan? What evidence does he use? In what ways are celebrities sometimes puppets? Which athlete, in this opinion piece used their status and paid a price?
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