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Why LeBron James' I Promise School should be more like LeBron and not shy away from issues of race

  • Written by Nolan Krueger, Doctoral Student Researcher in the Department of Educational Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
Why LeBron James' I Promise School should be more like LeBron and not shy away from issues of raceLeBron James speaks at the opening ceremony for the I Promise School in Akron, Ohio.Phil Long/AP

When it comes to dealing with issues of race and social justice, LeBron James has never been shy to speak his mind.

For instance, in a recent HBO series, “The Shop,” LeBron laments how in the NFL, “they got a bunch of old white men...

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