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The author reports on Michael Jordan's plan to encourage young people that living a good life in America depends on equality, opportunity, education and tolerance. He states that Jordan attended young people's workshop more often to give them advice on what the future holds for them since kids considered him as a role model. He also discusses Jordan's new deal to the Nike company in which he reduce his commercial fee to $1 million just to let him speak without cuts or changes.

The article reviews several films including "Do the Right Thing," directed by Spike Lee, "Boyz N the Hood," starring Ice Cube, and "Paris is Burning."

The article presents the text on a discussion between, a legislative assistant, a state commissioner, a liberal manager and a hippie philosopher in the U.S. The purpose of the discussion is to establish a national drug program that would help a particular Senator to raise money. According to the legislative assistant, they will conduct drug education to increase the awareness of the public on the danger of drugs. The senator states that as a part of his plan, he will strengthen the federal police and will increase border patrol. Meanwhile, the commissioner stresses that the people should be provided with more ways to respect themselves and to do valuable work that would deviate their attention from drugs.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's personal encounter with writer, Irving Howe.