Why should he feel he needs to resign? He didn't say it. He had no clue Sterling thought that way. Racists usually don't brag about it. Then again, IS it racist what he said in private?
Slippery slope there.
Embarrassment. Sense of responsibility. He did the right thing by stepping down regardless of if he knew or not.
What do you think of the possibility Jenkins was personally corrupt and sold the honor to Sterling? I don't know anything about him except what's in the news. With Sterling's history he seems like an odd choice for such an award.
FROM: Hufpost Black Voices
"Jenkins had his own legal problems, which also came into focus this week. For years, he has been banned from practicing law in California based on allegations of corruption when he was a young judge in Detroit.
In 1988, federal prosecutors charged Jenkins with extortion and racketeering conspiracy, saying he requested and received money, jewelry, a handgun and other gifts to dismiss traffic tickets and other misdemeanors. While Jenkins was acquitted after two trials, in 1991 the Michigan Supreme Court removed him as a judge.
He had "systematically and routinely sold his office and his public trust," then-Chief Justice Michael Cavanagh said at the time.
In April, three judges with California's State Bar Court denied Jenkins' most recent request to practice law again. The judges lauded Jenkins' volunteer work with the NAACP and other organizations, but they cited several instances in which they said he misrepresented his finances or other aspects of his personal life.
"Despite Jenkins' impressive good character evidence and community service, he continues to commit errors in judgment that call into question his rehabilitation and present good moral character," the judges wrote."