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LeBron James Endorses Clinton As The Champion for Children

Ideastream Public Media | By M.L. Schultze,
M.L. Schultze
Published October 2, 2016 at 10:05 PM EDT
A million people crowded into Cleveland to celebrate James' bringing home the Cavs NBA championship. He says part of his mission in returning to Northeast Ohio was to help kids through his foundation.
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A million people crowded into Cleveland to celebrate James' bringing home the Cavs NBA championship. He says part of his mission in returning to Northeast Ohio was to help kids through his foundation.
LeBron James thanks fans and teammates at victory rally
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A million people crowded into Cleveland to celebrate James' bringing home the Cavs NBA championship. He says part of his mission in returning to Northeast Ohio was to help kids through his foundation.

NBA superstar LeBron James is endorsing Hillary Clinton for president on the eve of her visit to his hometown of Akron. 

James announced his endorsement in an op-ed that ran in the Akron Beacon Journal and . 

In it, the Cavs star recounts his own childhood in innercity Akron, saying a lot of people continue to 鈥渨ant to tell kids who grew up like me and look like me that they just don鈥檛 have anything to look forward to.鈥�

He touts and other efforts to help kids escape poverty and says opportunity should not be 鈥渓imited to those lucky enough to be blessed with athletic talent.鈥�

James maintains Clinton鈥檚 history of working with children and efforts to improve education and healthcare makes her the only candidate who understands the struggles of kids born in poverty. 鈥淲hen I think about the kinds of policies and ideas the kids in my foundation need from our government, the choice is clear.鈥�

James says Clinton will build on the legacy of President Obama, whom he backed in 2008 and 2012. Clinton will be speaking tonight at the Goodyear Theater on Akron鈥檚 east end. 

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M.L. Schultze came to WKSU as news director in July 2007 after 25 years at The Repository in Canton, where she was managing editor for nearly a decade. She鈥檚 now the digital editor and an award-winning reporter and analyst who has appeared on NPR, Here and Now and the TakeAway, as well as being a regular panelist on Ideas, the WVIZ public television's reporter roundtable.
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