NAACP's call for Black athletes' boycott of southern schools hits an NIL wall

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1. Tue, 1 September 2026

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     NAACP's call for Black athletes' boycott of southern schools hits an NIL wall

     Civil rights groups have called on Black college athletes to boycott schools in states that are rolling back voting rights. But highly paid NIL-era athletes are proving to be unwilling protesters. Why it matters: It's exposing a disconnect between advocates who rely on 1960s-style protest tactics, and prominent athletes in today's $3 billion NIL economy who have different views of activism — and who are unwilling to sacrifice unprecedented financial opportunities . The big picture: NIL (name,...