NAACP calls for boycott of Southern college sports programs over voting rights
The campaign targets programs that generate more than $100 million annually and urges recruits to withhold commitments until states restore fair congressional maps.
- On Tuesday, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People launched the 'Out of Bounds' campaign, urging Black athletes and fans to withhold athletic and financial support from flagship public universities in eight Southern states generating at least $100 million annually.
- Following the April 29 Supreme Court decision that weakened the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Republican-led legislatures redrew congressional maps that civil rights groups say systematically dilute Black voting power across the South.
- Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Yvette Clarke joined the NAACP, stating that major athletic institutions are complicit by remaining silent while "Black political representation is being systematically dismantled across the South."
- On Monday, House Republican leaders pulled the SCORE Act from a planned vote after the Congressional Black Caucus and its 54 voting members announced unanimous opposition to the legislation.
- The boycott demands these states adopt voting rights protections before November's midterm elections, as advocates warn redistricting threatens to eliminate majority-Black districts currently held by several lawmakers.
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A Shameful NAACP Boycott
I am willing to assume that there was a time when the NAACP did some good. (I do not make the same assumption about the SPLC.) But that time is long, long gone. For many years, the NAACP has been a force for ill, not for good. An excellent example is its just-launched boycott campaign: The NAACP is calling on Black athletes and fans to boycott the athletic programs of public universities in states that are taking steps that the nation’s oldest c…
'No Representation. No Recruitment. No Revenue': NAACP Calls For Boycott Of Southern College Sports Programs Over Voting Rights
The NAACP has proposed a boycott calling on Black student-athletes, recruits, fans, and alumni to withdraw their support from major public universities in states currently moving to dismantle the Voting Rights Act. Unveiled Tuesday, the campaign, “Out of Bounds,” urges Black athletes and their communities to “withhold athletic and financial support” from universities in states […] The post ‘No Representation. No Recruitment. No Revenue’: NAACP C…
Can NAACP’s College-Sports Boycott Save Voting Rights?
Can the NAACP’s college-sports boycott save voting rights? The NAACP wants athletes and fans to boycott schools in states decimating Black representation. New York’s Ed Kilgore writes that it could hit the South in the heart and the wallet.
Baller Boycott: NAACP Asks College Athletes To Withhold Talents From Southern PWIs Over Voting Rights
Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty Our rights and freedoms are being canceled, overturned, and done away with at a rapid rate and it has come time to fight the MAGA agenda on multiple fronts. The Guardian is reporting that the NAACP has launched a sweeping campaign urging Black athletes, fans, and alumni to boycott major public university athletic programs across the South over what the organization says are escalating attacks on Black voting rig…
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