NAACP takes issue with ESPN’s handling of the Protect College Sports Act

On Saturday, ESPN gave Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) a platform to push for the passage of the Protect College Sports Act. There was no balance, no equal time.

And ESPN is receiving the criticism it deserves for its ongoing effort to support the bill.

The NAACP has responded. The organization, which seeks to “achieve equity, political rights, and social inclusion by advancing policies and practices that expand human and civil rights, eliminate discrimination, and accelerate the well-being, education, and economic security of Black people and all persons of color,” has posted the following statement on Twitter: “Surprised [ESPN] so willing[ly] lent their