NAACP Urges Black Athletes to Boycott Southern Universities over Voting Rights

NAACP urges Black athletes to boycott Southern universities over voting rights

The NAACP is urging Black athletes, recruits, fans, and donors to reconsider supporting major public universities in eight Southern states, including Florida. On May 19, the NAACP launched its ‘Out of Bounds’ campaign in Washington, D.C. The NAACP’s president, Derrick Johnson, announced the effort after the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais ruling. The organization says the decision could weaken Black political representation through redistri…

Black athletes should boycott some SEC schools

America — particularly Black America — is at a difficult crossroads that literally threatens the complexion of our nation. Last month’s Supreme Court ruling that blew up Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, allowing states to redistrict and gerrymander to dilute the vote of Black Americans, threatens to set our voting rights back significantly, especially in the South, if we don’t do something. Sure, we can protest, we can scream and just…

Keep Politics Out of Sports: Don’t Ask Young Black Athletes to Sacrifice Millions and Their Future for Political Agendas They Didn’t Create

By Staff Asking young Black athletes to possibly walk away from millions in NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) opportunities, professional contracts, education, and generational wealth for political agendas they did not create sends the wrong message to our athletes.For years, Americans heard the same message from political leaders, activists, entertainers, and media personalities: “Keep politics out of sports.” When NFL players kneeled during the …

Judge Melodee Armstrong Breaks Down Jury Selection and the NAACP Athlete Boycott

✕ Judge Melodee Armstrong Breaks Down Jury Selection and the NAACP Athlete Boycott Legal expert Judge Melodee Armstrong returned to Get Up! Mornings with Erica Campbell on June 10, 2026. She brought clarity, truth, and a powerful message for our community. Two big topics took center stage. Both hit close to home. How Jury Selection Really Works Many people questioned how the Carmelo Anthony trial in Texas ended up with no Black jurors. Judge Arm…