āA Jackie Robinson momentā: Jeffries echoes NAACP calls for college sports boycott over voting rights
Top House Democrat calls out SEC schools for silenceCampaign comes as states move to redraw voter mapsHakeem Jeffries, the top US House Democrat, has amplified calls for Black athletes to boycott public universities in states that have moved to limit voting rights, saying an āunprecedented moment, featuring an unprecedented attack on Black political representationā requires an āunprecedented responseā.Jeffriesās comments came Tuesday as the NAACP launched its āOut of Boundsā campaign. The campaign targets universities in eight states ā Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and Georgia ā whose athletic programs generate more than $100m in revenue. Those eight states have moved to draw new voter maps after the supreme courtās Louisiana v Callais decision severely weakened the Voting Rights Act. Continue reading...
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