This story published in Forbes is by Tommy Beer who is a Forbes Staff. Here is an excerpt:

More Than a Vote, the voter-rights organization launched last year by LeBron James, announced Tuesday it was partnering with the NBA’s National Basketball Social Justice Coalition, the NBA Players Association and the Georgia chapter of the NAACP to combat recent Republican-backed measures to roll back voting access.

KEY FACTS

• • With the NBA’s All-Star Game set to be played Sunday in Atlanta, More Than a Vote says they plan to use the attention the league generates this weekend to highlight pending legislation nationwide that creates barriers to voting, which disproportionately impacts Black Americans and urban communities. 
  • Addisu Demissie, the executive director of More Than A Vote, toldthe Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the national audience watching the All-Star Game provides “a unique opportunity to work together with our partners to shine a spotlight on these voter suppression efforts.”

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