Calls for Black athletes to boycott SEC schools miss the strategic moment

Opinion>Opinions - Civil Rights The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill Calls for Black athletes to boycott SEC schools miss the strategic moment Comments: by Diallo K. Brooks, opinion contributor - 06/03/26 1:30 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Diallo K. Brooks, opinion contributor - 06/03/26 1:30 PM ET Comments: Link copied People listen to speakers during a voting rights rally, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) The NAACP’s recent call urging Black athletes to boycott SEC schools comes from a place of real concern. The attacks on voting rights across the South are coordinated and well-funded.

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