Barack Obama and LeBron James are joining forces in a late push to increase Black voter turnout.

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Former President Barack Obama will continue his efforts to increase Black voter turnout ahead of the election, including an interview with the basketball star LeBron James set to be published this week.

Mr. Obama joined Mr. James for the interview as a part of the athlete’s More Than A Vote initiative, according to sources familiar with the event. More Than A Vote, the collective of athletes led by Mr. James, has focused its political efforts on issues like limiting misinformation among Black voters and increasing poll workers in Black communities.

In a recent interview with The New York Times, Mr. James said he cared more about seeing Black turnout increase than President Trump’s removal.

“You can see it every time. Who didn’t vote? What counties didn’t vote? What communities didn’t vote? And a lot of that has had to do with our Black people,” Mr. James said. “So, hopefully, we can get them out and educated and let them understand how important this moment is.”

ViolettePlague on October 27th, 2020 at 01:46 UTC »

Hopefully LeBron can help flip Ohio.

mobilities on October 27th, 2020 at 01:45 UTC »

Thank you Barack and LeBron. Fuck you Team Moron Don.

nightshade085 on October 27th, 2020 at 01:44 UTC »

Take people to vote. It's the sure way. My wife didn't care. I drove her and she did it for me