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Magic takes business into inner cities

charlotte.com » 2008 » July » 3rd » Magic takes business into inner cities

Earvin “Magic” Johnson announced his arrival as a businessman 13 years ago, when he took part in an unusual meeting with gang leaders from the Bloods and the Crips. At the time, the former NBA star was building a movie theater in Baldwin Hills. Would the gang members, Johnson asked, be kind enough not to shoot it up? “I just laid it out to them that I'm building this theater for the community,” … Continue Reading »

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