More Than a Vote -- a voting rights organization led by NBA star LeBron James -- reached a major milestone this week in its effort to combat systemic, racist voter suppression.
The organization, made up of prominent athletes and artists, announced that its"We Got Next" poll worker recruitment effort -- a partnership with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund -- has amassed 10,000 new volunteer poll workers in primarily Black electoral districts ahead of November's general elections.LeBron James is helping launch a multimillion-dollar effort to recruit poll workers ahead of the elections"We marched. We demanded change.
Read MoreFormer President Barack Obama made a surprise appearance in a virtual crowd during Wednesday night's Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat.Obama used his appearance in the star-studded crowd, which included Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dwyane Wade, Shaquille O'Neal and"Good Morning America's" Robin Roberts, to thank poll workers participating in the upcoming elections.
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