NAACP Urges Boycott of Southern College Sports Following Voting Rights Rulings
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NAACP urges boycott of college sports in south over voting rights Eight states have moved to draw new maps after supreme court ruling that severely weakened the Voting Rights ActThe NAACP on Tuesday launched a campaign urging Black athletes, their families, alumni and fans to boycott athletic programs of public universities in states that “have moved to limit, weaken or erase Black voting representation”.In the announcement of the “Out of Bounds” campaign, the civil rights giant name-checked eight states – Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and Georgia – whose flagship public athletic programs generate more than $100m in annual revenue. Each of those states has moved to draw new maps to limit Black voting representation, following the supreme court’
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Washington ExaminerNAACP calls for Black students to boycott Southern college sports The NAACP on Tuesday urged black athletes to boycott college sports across eight Southern states, due to allegations that they are undercutting minority voting rights through redistricting efforts.  The civil rights organization launched a campaign targeting public universities in Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, and Georgia, which have redrawn or moved to […]
Associated PressNAACP calls for boycott of Southern college sports programs over voting rights WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 civil rights group says are restricting Black voting rights.
PBS NewsHourNAACP calls for boycott of Southern college sports programs over voting rights The NAACP is calling on Black athletes, alumni, fans and the general public to boycott the athletic programs of public universities in states that aim to redistrict longtime Black lawmakers.
Washington TimesThe NAACP’s campaign calls out Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and South Carolina as states to boycott, arguing that the athletic programs of those states’ flagship universities are especially reliant on Black athletic talent and should protect Black political interests.
NBC NewsThe NAACP launched a campaign Tuesday calling on Black student-athletes to boycott Southern colleges in the wake of a Supreme Court decision last month that weakened the Voting Rights Act, leading to the dismantling of one majority-Black congressional district and a push to scrap others.
BreitbartNAACP Urges Boycotts of College Athletic Programs in States with Alleged Voter Suppression The NAACP has called on black athletes and fans to boycott public college athletic programs in states they allege violated voting rights. The post NAACP Urges Boycotts of College Athletic Programs in States with Alleged Voter Suppression appeared first on Breitbart.
ReutersNAACP urges Black athletes, fans to boycott Southern US universities over voting rights - Reuters NAACP urges Black athletes, fans to boycott Southern US universities over voting rights Reuters
The HillJeffries, Black Caucus amplify calls for athletes to boycott SEC over Southern redistricting Black Democrats on Capitol Hill are amplifying their calls for Black athletes to boycott state universities in the South, saying those schools have done nothing to fight the Republican gerrymandering that’s led to the elimination of minority districts. Led by the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the lawmakers are joining the NAACP and other minority advocacy…
New York PostHakeem Jeffries calls for black athletes to boycott SEC schools in states with ‘Jim Crow-like’ redistricting Jeffries argued state universities in the SEC – the NCAA’s top conference for college athletics – haven't done enough to counter the largely successful Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts to boost the GOP ahead of the midterm elections.
USA TodayNAACP asks Black athletes to stand against gerrymandering. We should all listen | Opinion - USA Today NAACP asks Black athletes to stand against gerrymandering. We should all listen | Opinion USA Today
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“Across the South, Black athletes have helped build some of the most profitable college athletic programs in America,” said NAACP President Derrick Johnson. Johnson noted that the programs “generate hundreds of millions of dollars in annual revenue, national television value, alumni donations, merchandising sales, ticket sales, and brand equity — much of it powered by Black football and basketball talent.”
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Washington Times“Across the South, Black athletes have helped build some of the most profitable college athletic programs in America,” said NAACP President Derrick Johnson. Johnson noted that the programs “generate hundreds of millions of dollars in annual revenue, national television value, alumni donations, merchandising sales, ticket sales, and brand equity - much of it powered by Black football and basketball talent.”
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“Black athletes should not be asked to generate wealth, prestige, and power for state institutions while those same states strip political power from Black communities,” said Johnson.
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Associated Press“Black athletes should not be asked to generate wealth, prestige, and power for state institutions while those same states strip political power from Black communities,” said Johnson.
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“The Congressional Black Caucus believes institutions that profit from Black talent and Black communities have a responsibility to stand with those communities when their fundamental rights are under attack,” the CBC said in a Monday statement. “Silence in the face of injustice is not neutrality - it is complicity.”
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Associated Press“The Congressional Black Caucus believes institutions that profit from Black talent and Black communities have a responsibility to stand with those communities when their fundamental rights are under attack,” the CBC said in a Monday statement. “Silence in the face of injustice is not neutrality — it is complicity.”
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01 Washington Examiner House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is bullish on Democrats’ prospects to retake control of the House despite the GOP’s redistricting advantage following the Supreme Court’s weakening of the Voting Rights Act.
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02 NBC News “The NAACP will not watch the same institutions that depend on Black athletic prowess to fill their stadiums and their bank accounts remain silent while their states strip Black communities of their voice,” NAACP National President and CEO Derrick Johnson said in a statement.
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