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NAACP launches the 'Out of Bounds' boycott urging Black athletes and fans to withhold support from public universities in seven Southern states over voting-rights restrictions, warning it could deplete SEC/ACC rosters amid redistricting battles tied to the Voting Rights Act.
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.
The NAACP launched the Out of Bounds campaign, urging Black athletes, families, alumni and fans to boycott public university athletic programs in eight Southern states to pressure lawmakers to restore fair Black voting representation amid ongoing redistricting and voting-rights battles.
The NAACP launches the Out of Bounds campaign, urging Black student-athletes to withhold commitments to SEC schools in the South after a Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act and spurred redistricting backlash. The effort aims to redirect support and funding to HBCUs, press for state voting-rights protections, and amplify protests and political action in response to the ruling and its consequences for Black communities.
The NAACP unveils the 'Out of Bounds' campaign, urging Black athletes, families, fans, and consumers to withhold commitments, tickets, and sponsorship from flagship public universities in eight states (Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Georgia) that have moved to dilute Black voting power following a Supreme Court ruling. Recruits are asked to withhold commitments, current athletes to leverage their platforms and consider transfers, and fans to redirect spending to HBCUs. The campaign aims to pressure states to restore fair maps and meaningful Black representation and will continue until protections and redistricting reflect Black power.
The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a lower-court redistricting order that forced Mississippi to redraw districts to create more Black-majority seats and ended the GOP Senate supermajority, sending the case back to a district court to decide whether private citizens may sue to enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act; the decision relies on the Louisiana v. Callais framework and leaves open whether the 2022 maps will be reinstated, with Justice Jackson dissenting on the private-enforcement issue.
xAI added 19 portable natural gas turbines to its Colossus 2 data center in Southaven, Mississippi, bringing the total to 46 turbines and over 500 MW of output as the NAACP and environmental groups sue over alleged Clean Air Act permit violations; regulators say the portable units are under review and will determine how many more can be added.
Tennessee asks the Davidson County court to deny the NAACP’s emergency bid to block the newly drawn U.S. House map, arguing state officials enjoy immunity and that no imminent harm exists, even as the NAACP contends the special-session process and changes to residency rules were improperly enacted ahead of the 2026 election.
The NAACP Tennessee chapter filed an emergency petition in Davidson County Chancery Court to block Gov. Bill Lee’s newly drawn U.S. House map, arguing it illegally dismantles a majority-Black Shelby County district and violates state law and the Tennessee Constitution amid a rapid special-session push and timing concerns around the upcoming primaries.
Judy Pace, a pioneering Black actress known for Blaxploitation classics like Cotton Comes to Harlem and for Brian’s Song, died peacefully in her sleep at 83. She earned an NAACP Image Award for Best Actress, founded the Kwanza Foundation to support Black women in film, and is survived by her daughters Shawn Pace Mitchell and Julia Pace Mitchell, among other relatives.
The Bucks County District Attorney is investigating how Quakertown police handled a Friday walkout by students protesting ICE, after a violent confrontation that led to arrests; community groups and the Bucks County NAACP are seeking answers about restraint and de-escalation during the incident.
House Speaker Mike Johnson denied a request to lie in honor for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at the U.S. Capitol, drawing a rebuke from the NAACP and highlighting tensions over civil rights commemorations.
The NAACP asked a judge to issue protections to prevent misuse or disclosure of voter information seized by the FBI from Fulton County’s election facilities in Georgia, arguing that sensitive data must be safeguarded during ongoing investigations.
As Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed nationwide, activists including the Movement for Black Lives and civil-rights groups push a 'Reclaim MLK Day' agenda to center King’s radical legacy and ongoing calls for racial and economic justice, amid a political climate of DEI rollbacks under the Trump era and broad debates over King's message. Conservative voices urge focusing on character over race, while groups warn of heightened scrutiny and violence against communities of color. Some events, like Indiana University’s King Day dinner, have been canceled due to budgets and political pressure, though the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis goes ahead with free admission; the National Park Service changed free-entry policies for King Day and Juneteenth; and the White House has yet to comment. The episode comes amid incidents such as a fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting, underscoring ongoing civil rights tensions.
The NAACP filed a lawsuit against Texas over its new congressional map, alleging it discriminates against voters of color and violates the Voting Rights Act, claiming the map was drawn with racially discriminatory intent and lacked sufficient public input.