Steph Curry has been named the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award winner, the NBA announced. The award is given to the player who best embodies Abdul-Jabbar's message of civil rights, Black empowerment and racial equality. More:
The honor, named after the six-time NBA MVP and No. 2 on the career scoring list, is given to the player who best embodies Abdul-Jabbar's message of civil rights, Black empowerment and racial equality.
Curry is the co-chair of former first lady Michelle Obama's"When We All Vote" initiative, along with athletesand Megan Rapinoe, and singer-actress Janelle Monae. The initiative's mission is to"increase participation in each and every election by helping to close the race and age gap," according to its website.
Along with his wife, Ayesha, Curry continues to run the couple's Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, which focuses on childhood nutrition and physical activity in Oakland, California, where the Warriors played until moving to San Francisco in 2019. According to the NBA's news release, Eat. Learn. Play. has provided over 2 million meals and 500,000 books to Oakland students and remodeled four playgrounds in the city.
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