NAACP leverages college sports to contest Southern redistricting
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Facing a wave of redistricting in the South, the NAACP launches the Out of Bounds campaign to pressure Black student-athletes and fans to boycott top public universities in reform-target states until voting maps diluting Black power are reversed; the Congressional Black Caucus also opposes the SCORE Act, highlighting dwindling legal options as Republican-drawn maps reshape political power in the region.
- Black leaders turn to collegiate sports in fight over Southern representation Politico
- NAACP urging athletes, fans to boycott over voting rights ESPN
- Jeffries, Black Caucus amplify calls for athletes to boycott SEC over Southern redistricting The Hill
- NAACP urges athletes to boycott southern US universities over voting rights Al Jazeera
- NAACP pushes boycott of SEC, ACC schools. How feasible is the movement? USA Today
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