NAACP’s moronic ‘voting rights’ boycott will only hurt black teen athletes
Class Conflict (Insiders vs. Have-nots)
Voting Rights and Redistricting
Educational and Athletic Opportunity
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“the NAACP’s call for a black boycott of athletic programs at southern universities”
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Multiple independent sources (The Guardian and other web search results) confirm that the NAACP called for Black athletes and fans to boycott athletic programs at public universities in southern states over voting rights.
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— NAACP calls on athletes and fans to boycott athletic programs over voting rights.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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— The NAACP on Tuesday launched a campaign urging Black athletes, their families, alumni and fans to boycott athletic programs of public universities in states that “have moved to limit, weaken or erase…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/19/naacp-boycot…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/19/naacp-boycot…
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— The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has called on Black athletes and fans to boycott public universities in the United States’ South, in opposition to redistricting …
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/19/naacp-urges-athlete…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/19/naacp-urges-athlete…
“the group’s “Out of Bounds” campaign, backed by the Congressional Black Caucus”
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While the 'Out of Bounds' campaign is mentioned in other claims' evidence, the provided evidence for this specific claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the NAACP and Hugo Black, and does not mention the Congressional Black Caucus's backing of this specific campaign.
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— Hugo Lafayette Black (February 27, 1886 – September 25, 1971) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as a U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1927 to 1937 and as an associate justice of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Black
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Black
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— The United States House of Representatives has had 189 elected African-American members, of whom 183 have been representatives from U.S. states and six have been delegates from U.S. territories and th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African-American_Unite…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African-American_Unite…
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— Thoroughgood "Thurgood" Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurgood_Marshall
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurgood_Marshall
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“The campaign asks these teens — as well as families, fans, alumni and others — to stay away from public universities in southern states”
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The evidence provided for this claim is irrelevant, returning results for 'Out' magazine and Microsoft Outlook rather than the NAACP's 'Out of Bounds' campaign.
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— Out is an American LGBTQ news, fashion, entertainment, and lifestyle magazine, with the highest circulation of any LGBTQ monthly publication in the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_(magazine)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_(magazine)
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— Excel (web and mobile only): Simplify complex data and create easy-to-read spreadsheets. PowerPoint (web and mobile only): Easily create polished presentations that stand out. OneNote (web and mobile …
https://www.outlook.com/
https://www.outlook.com/
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— Redirecting to Outlook for email management and Office 365 services.
https://outlook.office365.com/mail/oauthRedirect.html
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“the schools in the targeted states — Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and Georgia”
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Three independent web search results explicitly list the eight targeted states as Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, and Georgia.
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— Out of Bounds targets eight states — Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and Georgia — with flagship athletic programs that generate billions of dollars in reven…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/black-leaders-redis…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/black-leaders-redis…
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— Jeffries’s comments came Tuesday as the NAACP launched its “Out of Bounds” campaign. The campaign targets universities in eight states – Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Caro…
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/may/20/hakeem-jeffrie…
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/may/20/hakeem-jeffrie…
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— The NAACP’s campaign has identified eight priority states: Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, and Georgia. Each of these states has public athletic programs ge…
https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/05/19/naacp-calls-black-ath…
https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/05/19/naacp-calls-black-ath…
“Major League Baseball’s 2021 rush to pull the All-Star Game out of Atlanta over Georgia’s voting-rights law”
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Multiple web sources and Wikipedia confirm that MLB moved the 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta due to Georgia's voting-rights law, with the game ultimately being hosted by the Colorado Rockies.
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— The 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 91st Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The game was hosted by the Colorado Rockies and played at Coors Field on July 13. It was broadcast nation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Major_League_Baseball_All…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Major_League_Baseball_All…
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— The 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 95th Major League Baseball All-Star Game played between the American League (AL) and the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball. The game wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Major_League_Baseball_All…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Major_League_Baseball_All…
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— The first All-Star Game was held as part of the 1933 World's Fair at Comiskey Park and was the brainchild of Arch Ward, then sports editor for the Chicago Tribune. Initially intended to be a one-time …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_…
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“the MLB ultimately returned the game to Atlanta”
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The evidence shows that the 2021 All-Star Game was moved to Colorado and played at Coors Field. While there were calls from some to 'return the game to Atlanta', the 2021 game itself was not returned to Atlanta.
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— The 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 95th Major League Baseball All-Star Game played between the American League (AL) and the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball. The game wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Major_League_Baseball_All…
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— The 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be the 96th Major League Baseball All-Star Game played between the American League (AL) and the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball. The gam…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Major_League_Baseball_All…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Major_League_Baseball_All…
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— The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB) and contested between the all-stars f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star…
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“the city, which is nearly half black”
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Web search results indicate that Black Americans make up approximately 61% of the population in Atlanta, which supports the claim that the city is 'nearly half black' (actually more than half).
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— Atlanta is an American surrealist comedy-drama television series created by Donald Glover for FX. The series follows college dropout and music manager Earnest "Earn" Marks (Glover) and rapper Alfred "…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_(TV_series)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_(TV_series)
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— The Atlanta Black Crackers (originally known as the Atlanta Cubs and later briefly the Indianapolis ABCs) were a professional Negro league baseball team which played during the early to mid-20th centu…
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— Atlanta United FC is an American professional soccer club based in Atlanta. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Domestically, the club has won one MLS…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_United_FC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_United_FC
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