NAACP urges boycott of college sports in south over voting rights

Eight southern states have moved to draw new maps after Callais decision, severely weakening the Voting Rights Act The 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, Mississ...

By Adria R Walker

NAACP urges athletes to boycott southern US universities over voting rights

Organisation calls for Black athlete fan boycott over Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling, southern redistricting.

‘A sprint to erase Black political power’: NAACP issues boycott of 11 SEC teams

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, the NAACP is taking a stand, calling for a boycott that would impact several SEC teams. The ruling in Louisiana v. Callais severely restricted the scope of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, as it effectively ruled that complying with the Voting…