Harry Edwards defende estratégia para boicote de atletas proposto pela NAACP

O sociólogo e ativista Dr. Harry Edwards compartilhou suas perspectivas sobre o recente apelo da NAACP para que atletas negros do ensino médio boicotem universidades em estados que redesenharam distritos eleitorais após a Suprema Corte limitar a Lei de Direitos de Voto.

Edwards, de 83 anos, observou que estados como Alabama, Flórida, Tennessee, Texas e Louisiana tomaram medidas para eliminar distritos de maioria negra. Ele afirmou que a proposta tem como alvo locais com fortes vínculos com o futebol americano universitário, onde muitos atletas são negros. Edwards declarou que não é contra a ideia, mas ressaltou a necessidade de um planejamento cuidadoso e de um movimento político mais amplo para apoiar os atletas.

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