Civil Rights Leaders Want Meeting With Hawks After Email Revealed

Civil Rights Leaders Request Meeting With Hawks Officials
ATLANTA - JANUARY 25: Rapper Nelly poses with Atlanta Hawks Owners Michael Gearon (L) and Bruce Levenson (R) during the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 25, 2006 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2006 NBAE (Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images)
ATLANTA - JANUARY 25: Rapper Nelly poses with Atlanta Hawks Owners Michael Gearon (L) and Bruce Levenson (R) during the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 25, 2006 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2006 NBAE (Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images)

ATLANTA -- Civil rights leaders on Monday asked for a meeting with Hawks officials after a team owner disclosed that he wrote a racially charged email theorizing that black fans kept white fans away.

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