"LeBron James announced Wednesday that he and several other professional athletes plan to found a charitable organization to protect black Americans' voting rights, five months ahead of the presidential election, The New York Times reported.

The organization, called More Than A Vote, aims to encourage African Americans to register to vote and to show up to the polls for the November 3 elections. The group will also fight against any factors that could contribute to African Americans' disenfranchisement.

"King James" himself will finance the project, joined by basketball players Trae Young and Jalen Rose, football player Alvin Kamara and comedian Kevin Hart. The group plans to collaborate with other get-out-the-vote organizations, the newspaper reported, including When We All Vote and Fair Fight."

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ABC speculating that this November, there "could be as many as 100 million votes by mail", and that "we might not know who the winner is on election night."

"According to a survey conducted by the newly formed National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), nearly all of independent music venues may be forced to close their doors for good due to the coronavirus pandemic.

2,000 members from all 50 states took part in the survey, which found that 90% of the venues "will close permanently in a few months without federal funding." Pollstar estimates a $9 billion loss in ticket sales alone, not counting food and beverage revenue, if venues remain closed through 2020."

blabbermouth.net/news/survey-most-independent-music-venues-may-not-be-able-to-survive-the-pandemic/