“The NAACP will not watch the same institutions that depend on Black athletic prowess to fill their stadiums and their bank accounts remain silent while their states strip Black communities of their voice,” NAACP National President and CEO Derrick Johnson said in a statement.
I always thought this was a movement that should be pursued. But it is a tall ask since African-American kids are probably politically disengaged just like all other kids. And you’re asking them to limit their earning potential.