Lakers News: LeBron James launches nonprofit to fight voter suppression

Lakers News: LeBron James continues to give back to the world.

We have seen some of the most positive Los Angeles Lakers news during the league’s hiatus. While we are in truly unprecedented times with a global pandemic and the fight for racial equality in America, we are seeing people of power and influence step up and carry the torch.

LeBron James has been front and center in that fight towards social equality for his entire career and that has been no different during the league’s hiatus.

LeBron already has a long list of social work from working towards racial equality to providing a school in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, to at-risk kids in the area. With 2020 being an election year in the United States, James is also doing his part to end voter suppression.

Lakers News: LeBron James launches “More Than A Vote”

LeBron James first posted about More Than A Vote a week ago as he thanked and welcomed several star athletes in joining the fight to end voter suppression. The likes of Jeffrey Okudah, Caron Butler, Maria Taylor, A’ja Wilson and Jason Heyward, just to name a few, were all tagged.

Then, on Monday night, the More Than A Vote Instagram page was launched. At the time of writing this, the page already had 8,303 followers. A Twitter account was also launched and Kansas City Chiefs superstar Patrick Mahomes joined the organization’s efforts.

Accompanying the Instagram page is the More Than A Vote website, which gives visitors a little peek into the message that the organization is trying to send and the goals that it hopes to achieve.

Per the website:

"“We are Black athletes and artists working together. Our priority right now is combating systemic, racist voter suppression by educating, energizing, and protecting our community in 2020.”"

Right now, there is no additional information on how the organization will operate or what it will do to accomplish its goals. You can sign up for more information on the website, which also has a tab that allows visitors to check their voter registration status.

According to Pew Research, only 59.6 percent of eligible black voters actually voted during the 2016 Presidential Election.

Be sure to follow LeBron James on all of his social media channels as well as the More Than A Vote Instagram and Twitter account if you want to stay updated on the initiatives that the nonprofit will take.