NAACP calls for sports boycott in states where voting rights are threatened

NPR | By Jason Fuller,

Juana Summers, Sarah Handel

Published May 28, 2026 at 2:46 PM MDT

NPR's Juana Summers talks with NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson about his organization's Out of Bounds campaign that draws a connection between Black student athletes and voting rights.

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Jason Fuller

Juana Summers

Juana Summers is a co-host of NPR's All Things Considered, alongside Ailsa Chang, Ari Shapiro and Mary Louise Kelly. She joined All Things Considered in June 2022.

Sarah Handel

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