States that don’t want Black voters don’t deserve Black athletes
Paul Lutheran Church to cast her vote on Primary Election Day on May 16, 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Kathleen Flynn/Getty Images) Black athletes generate nine figures a year for colleges in states that won’t count their mothers’ votes. The NAACP’s “Out of Bounds” campaign covers eight states and 13 flagship programs in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. “Black athletes should not be asked to generate wealth, prestige, and power for state institutions while those same states strip political power from Black communities,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson said.
- ▪Paul Lutheran Church to cast her vote on Primary Election Day on May 16, 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Kathleen Flynn/Getty Images) Black athletes generate nine figures a year for colleges in states that won’t count their mother
- ▪The NAACP’s “Out of Bounds” campaign covers eight states and 13 flagship programs in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
- ▪“Black athletes should not be asked to generate wealth, prestige, and power for state institutions while those same states strip political power from Black communities,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson said.
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Opinion>Opinions - Civil Rights The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill States that don’t want Black voters don’t deserve Black athletes Comments: by Michael Starr Hopkins, opinion contributor - 05/29/26 10:00 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Michael Starr Hopkins, opinion contributor - 05/29/26 10:00 AM ET Comments: Link copied Stella Trainor walks to St. Paul Lutheran Church to cast her vote on Primary Election Day on May 16, 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Kathleen Flynn/Getty Images) Black athletes generate nine figures a year for colleges in states that won’t count their mothers’ votes. On Tuesday, the NAACP told them to walk.
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