Black College Athletes Should Ban Their Services at PWIs in Florida, Texas Since DEI Banned

Last week, a member of a private Facebook group that I belong to questioned whether civil rights organizations like the NAACP remained relevant and necessary in the 21st century.

The timing for that question is ironic because the organization, and others, continues to show their commitment to the struggle of Black folks and our uplift.

In reference to a letter sent to Charlie Baker, head of the NCAA, by the two top NAACP officials, NPR reported, “Black college athletes should rethink any decision to attend public colleges and universities in Florida, the NAACP advised in an extraordinary letter issued in response to efforts by Gov. Ron DeSantis to weaken diversity, equity and inclusion efforts statewide.

“The letter…comes on the heels of last week’s announcement by the University of Florida that it would eliminate the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion staff in order to come into compliance with anti-DEI law signed last year by DeSantis.

With the NAACP’s recent call for aspiring and current Black college athletes to boycott schools in Florida, I believe those organizations are more needed than ever.

Furthermore, the call for a boycott in Florida needs to be extended to states like Texas too because if people cannot respect diversity when it comes to the regular student body and faculty, they should not expect diversity when athletes of color make millions of dollars for state schools thanks to football and basketball.

Read the full article here: https://www.regalmag.com/black-college-athletes-should-ban-their-services-at-pwis-in-florida-texas-since-dei-banned/