LeBron James and other star black athletes and entertainers are reportedly launching a new voting rights group to call out disenfranchisement.
The new nonprofit, called More Than a Vote, hopes to seize the wave of unrest over racial injustice that is sweeping the nation, James told The New York Times Wednesday. It will focus on registering African Americans to vote and motivate them to head to the polls on Election Day.
“Because of everything that’s going on, people are finally starting to listen to us — we feel like we’re finally getting a foot in the door,” Mr. James said in a phone interview with the Times on Wednesday.
“How long is up to us. We don’t know. But we feel like we’re getting some ears and some attention, and this is the time for us to finally make a difference.” (NYPost)