Official Reprimanded for Remark on Magic

William Carter, a member of the school board in Lansing, Mich., was reprimanded Tuesday for describing Magic Johnson as “a big, dumb black kid” during his school years.

Carter said he had used Johnson as an example of how athletics can keep youngsters interested in school.

He added: “I tried to make my point in a disgustingly offensive way. . . . I was trying to explain that Earvin Johnson was a total success picture, a product of Lansing schools, and of elementary, junior high and high school athletics.”