Today, @NCAA Commissioners are going to be at a Senate hearing to plead their case to keep profits and sideline student-athletes in discussions about their economic opportunities.
A coalition of Black student-athlete groups wrote a letter, with a petition, to fight-back. https://twitter.com/SInow/status/1285950989082796033
A coalition of Black student-athlete groups wrote a letter, with a petition, to fight-back. https://twitter.com/SInow/status/1285950989082796033
Pay close attention to this.
This is a civil rights issue like any other.
Link to the petition: https://www.change.org/p/wait-what-ncaa-student-athletes-need-a-voice-in-name-image-and-likeness-discussions
This is a civil rights issue like any other.
Link to the petition: https://www.change.org/p/wait-what-ncaa-student-athletes-need-a-voice-in-name-image-and-likeness-discussions
The suggested policy provisions do nothing to address the gross power-imbalance between the NCAA and its players and harms, disproportionately, Black athletes’ economic well-being.
Important thread below for more clarity: https://twitter.com/charlesmacaul14/status/1284440293203484673?s=21 https://twitter.com/charlesmacaul14/status/1284440293203484673
Important thread below for more clarity: https://twitter.com/charlesmacaul14/status/1284440293203484673?s=21 https://twitter.com/charlesmacaul14/status/1284440293203484673