Organization founded by LeBron James and other Black athletes turns focus to fighting GOP-backed...

[DonViejo]

Organization founded by LeBron James and other Black athletes turns focus to fighting GOP-backed bills restricting voter access

By Dan Merica, CNN

Updated 7:01 AM ET, Fri March 5, 2021

Washington (CNN) - The political organization founded by NBA superstar LeBron James and a host of other Black athletes and artists will kick off its post-2020 work with a focus on the wave of Republican-backed legislation aimed at restricting voter access in the wake of the latest presidential election.

More Than A Vote will use the 2021 NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta to draw attention to recent efforts by Republican lawmakers in Georgia to make it harder for people to vote by pushing for restrictive election laws. The group is kicking off a campaign named Protect Our Power, which, in addition to fighting these laws in states across the country, will look to mobilize Black voters in off-year and municipal elections.

The new program will be punctuated by a new ad campaign voiced by James himself, in which the NBA icon argues that the success his group and others had at registering and turning out voters during the 2020 election led directly to Republicans looking to make it more difficult to vote.

"Look what we did. Look what we made happen. What our voices made possible," James says as images and video of activism ahead of the 2020 elections plays. "And now, look what they're trying to do to silence us. Using every trick in the book. And attacking democracy itself. Because they saw what we're capable of and they fear it."

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[malaise]

1. Get thee to the greatest page

RFN! '
Great news

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. Enlist ALL Athletes from Pro Sports...

To this cause. Stacey Abrams needs all the help she can get.

[MagickMuffin]

3. "Because they saw what we're capable of and they fear it."

Exactly.

LeBron James, thank you for bringing this important info to the people directly. We need to protect the vote and having orgs letting the citizens know about these dirty laws to suppress the vote ain't gonna fly!

[Ohiogal]

4. +1000

[Thekaspervote]

5. Great!!

Sports figures have a very big presence...could reach a lot of unengaged voters

[AwakeAtLast]

6. You mean he's NOT gonna shut up and dribble?

How refreshing!

[Etherealoc1]

7. He's surely keeping

his eye on the ball, no pun intended.

Added burden just because those 2

Senators refuse to help their OWN

party!! Shumer has to address this.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

8. Hope they are specific about which party is doing this and not just generic "legislatures".

[hlthe2b]

9. TREMENDOUS. Thank you LeBron. Thank you others with an eye to protecting democracy

[Tommymac]

10. LeBron is using his SuperStar Status to advance Real Change...not just sell Nike's.

IMO he is putting MJ to shame in this regards.

MJ may have been the better player, but LeBron is turning out to be a better Human.

Hat's off to the Big Guy.

[Jon King]

11. Awesome, this is for all the marbles...

If we can beat them back in 2022 and 2024 they are done for. The demographic changes in the swing districts will eventually overwhelm even their suppression efforts. The next few years will be an all out battle vs these Repugs.

[theneworiginal]

12. Took a while, but I am now a LeBron fan.

With a shout out to George Floyd, a number of athletes and sports leagues (NBA, NFL) have invested heavily in this worthy crusade. They are a big reason that the Dems are in control right now. For good or bad, kids look up to these guys. This is a big deal.

[live love laugh]

14. Same here nt

[live love laugh]

13. Go Lebron!