Black college athletes do, according to the NAACP. The NAACP is urging black athletes not to go to college in Florida:
The NAACP asked Black student-athletes to reconsider their decisions to attend public colleges and universities in the state of Florida, in response to the University of Florida and other state schools recently eliminating their diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
In a letter sent to NCAA president Charlie Baker and addressed to current and prospective student-athletes Monday, NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson wrote, βThis is not about politics. Itβs about the protection of our community, the progression of our culture, and most of all, itβs about your education, and your future.β
The idea that black athletes at major sports schools like Florida and Florida State need DEI departments toβ¦what? Prevent them from being discriminated against? The idea is laughable, as is the NCAAPβs apparent suggestion that DEI bureaucrats are somehow helpful to a studentβs education.
My guess is that not a single black athlete who otherwise wants to play for Florida, Florida State or any other public Florida college will be deterred by the NCAAPβs advice. What this episode really shows is how useless the once-relevant NCAAP has become. And also, how Florida has taken the lead in adopting common-sense policies that have put the state in the Leftβs cross-hairs.