NAACP calls for Black student-athletes to boycott Southern schools amid redistricting backlash
The NAACP has initiated a campaign urging Black student-athletes to boycott Southern colleges due to recent redistricting decisions that undermine voting rights. This call to action follows a Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act, prompting concerns about the representation of Black communities. The organization is encouraging recruits to consider historically Black colleges and universities instead.
- ▪The NAACP is urging Black student-athletes to withhold commitments from Southern colleges following a Supreme Court decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act.
- ▪The campaign targets universities primarily in the NCAA's Southeastern Conference, including schools in states like Alabama, Texas, and Florida.
- ▪The NAACP has called for fans and alumni to redirect financial support to historically Black colleges and universities.
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U.S. newsNAACP calls for Black student-athletes to boycott Southern schools amid redistricting backlashThe civil rights organization is urging recruits to withhold their college commitments in states where new congressional maps could be drawn.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00NAACP President Derrick Johnson at the civil rights organization's national convention in Boston, in 2023. Erin Clark / The Boston Globe via Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 19, 2026, 12:59 PM EDT / Updated May 19, 2026, 1:01 PM EDTBy Bracey HarrisThe 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…
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