Cleveland’s James Wins PBWA’s 2016-17 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
May 25, 2017
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James has won the 2016-17 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
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Akron Public School
First Lady Michelle Obama Praises Amazing Students
October 29, 2015
– Students in Akron have a lot to look forward thanks in part to city’s own NBA legend LeBron James, who recently announced plans to help students pay for their college education. On Wednesday October 21, 2015 at the University of Akron’s James A. Rhodes (JAR) Arena, LeBron James and First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama addressed this announcement to over one thousand students at a special event focused on education. In 2011, in partnership with Akron Public Schools, the LeBron James Family Foundation began working on the high school dropout crisis, through the foundation’s “Wheels for Education”