The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has started a campaign urging black fans and athletes to withdraw support for public universities like South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Texas, Georgia, Alabama and more in states that are taking steps that, according to the civil rights group, are restricting Black voting rights.
The campaign called “Out of Bounds” is designed for states that have “moved to limit, weaken, or erase Black voting representation” after the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais decision.
The campaign also calls for black student-athletes to consider all available options before deciding to transfer.
“What these states have done is not a policy disagreement. It is a sprint to erase Black political power,” said Derrick Johnson, President & CEO, NAACP. “These actions happened in days, in some cases in hours, of a Supreme Court ruling that gives extremist lawmakers a playbook to erode Black representation. 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. Out of Bounds is our answer: we are naming the contradiction, and we are calling on Black athletes, families, fans, and consumers to act on it. The same power that built these programs can be redirected. And it will be.”
According to the statement, the campaign will remain in place until the states in question adopt state-level voting rights protections.
Geno Auriemma Reflects on Infamous Dawn Staley Brawl
After UConn suffered a disappointing defeat against South Carolina in this year’s Final Four matchup, Geno Auriemma lost his cool with Dawn Staley and appeared to charge toward her.
The two then got into a heated argument with Staley screaming she would beat Auriemma’s a**.
Auriemma did end up apologizing to South Carolina and Staley for that moment and also reflected on his actions two weeks ago.
“When I walked into the locker room afterward with the coaches, you are just shaking your head, thinking five more seconds, you couldn’t keep it in for five more seconds,” Auriemma said.
Auriemma added that he just felt a little ashamed at how everything turned out.
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