Sunny Hostin supported the NAACP campaign encouraging black athletes to boycott schools
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“The View” host Sunny Hostin expressed support Wednesday for the NAACP’s call on Black athletes and families to boycott public universities in states that allegedly underrepresent black people.
Hostin and the ABC daytime talk show team discussed the “Out of Bounds” campaign after the organization announced it Tuesday. While Hostin acknowledged that college athletes will give up opportunities, he suggested that doing so could create political change.
“I think there has to be a strategy,” said Hostin. “I mean, you know, athletes have been involved in protests and politics for a long time.”
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The NAACP launched its “Out of Bounds” campaign, asking Black athletes and fans to withhold support from certain public universities, particularly the SEC and ACC. (Getty Images)
He went on to say, “Remember the Olympics and you had John Carlos and you had Muhammad Ali, but these were already established athletes. These college athletes stand for free education. They stand to make money because of NIL now, so I think it’s asking a lot. But, I think that economic damage and economic damage has long been a very effective tool in the struggle for human rights.”
This campaign targets schools especially in the SEC and ACC in states such as Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and Georgia to push back against the Supreme Court. Louisiana v. Callais dominates in congressional districts based on race.
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Hostin added that the boycott will only involve 13 schools and that elite athletes “will have a lot more choices.”
The boycott was announced in protest of a Supreme Court ruling that ruled that racially-based congressional districts are unconstitutional. (Sarah Voisin/Getty Images)
“And I would suggest that if you think about Ole Miss, there was, I think a running back….His name was Kylin Hill. He played at Ole Miss. You know, Ole Miss brings in a lot of money. He swore he wouldn’t play unless the state changed the Confederate flag. The Confederate flag came down after a few months. Because college sports bring in a lot of money,” Hostin said.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the NAACP for comment.
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Some of Hostin’s co-hosts were reluctant to support the idea, though Joy Behar noted that “youth are changing the world” about possible resistance.
Alyssa Farah Griffin called the campaign “a great idea” but felt it “puts a lot of onus on young people who didn’t cause the problem” to reimpose restrictions. Whoopi Goldberg admitted that she didn’t believe the campaign was the “best way” to get change.
Sunny Hostin opposed the NAACP boycott, although he acknowledged that it would be a sacrifice for black athletes. (Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
“I think it’s going to be a case-by-case basis because I don’t know how many schools we’re talking about. I don’t know how many athletes we’re talking about and I don’t know if this is the best way. It could be part of the bigger picture but I don’t know if this is the only way,” said Goldberg.
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Members of the Black Congressional Caucus, including Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, supported the boycott on Tuesday.
