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Black Caucus Tanks College Name, Image, Likeness Bill

In bad news for a bipartisan college sports reform effort, the Congressional Black Caucus—a powerful faction in the Democratic Party—has turned on the SCORE Act, criticizing key stakeholders for “silence” on pro-Republican redistricting in the South.

“The Congressional Black Caucus cannot support legislation benefitting major athletic institutions that remain silent while Black voting rights and Black political power are being systematically dismantled throughout the South,” reads the caucus’ Tuesday morning statement.

The caucus is made up entirely of black Democrats in the House.

The SCORE Act is an attempt to establish a new system for student athletes being compensated for their name, image, and likeness (NIL). 

The bill would prevent the athletes from being considered employees and require colleges to “provide comprehensive academic support and career counseling services” to their athletes.

Black athletes have helped build college athletics into one of the most powerful and profitable industries in American life.Institutions that profit from Black........

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