This summer, sports and politics are interconnected in unprecedented ways.
In the Senate, the Protect College Sports Act (PCSA) is a White House priority with passage targeted before the August recess and college football kick-off. The PCSA comes after the House considered alternate college sports legislation, the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements (SCORE) Act—twice trying, and failing, to bring that act to the floor for votes.
While Congress worked on college sports legislation the past year, Republican-controlled states started a redistricting battle with Democratic-controlled states. The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais gave Republicans the advantage, rolling back a critical part of the Voting Rights Act and permitting elimination of majority-minority, Black districts represented by Democrats in the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC).
High stakes were set in an unfolding political game, compelling Black leadership to react in defense of Black history and dignity.
In the House, the SCORE Act needed some Democrats to cross the goal line.
