Derrick Johnson in the news as civil rights fights heat up over voting and district maps; ex-NFL LB and two-time consensus All-American.
A federal court has blocked Alabama from using a Republican-backed map that would erase a majority-Black district following a Supreme Court ruling weakening protection for minority voting power. Activists vow to keep fighting as debates over redistricting and the Voting Rights Act continue to unfold across the South.
The NAACP has launched the Out of Bounds campaign urging Black athletes, families and supporters to withhold athletic and financial support from public universities in states perceived as weakening Black voting representation. The move targets flagship programs in several Southern states as part of a broader response to gerrymandering and a Supreme Court decision affecting the Voting Rights Act.