NAACP’s Derrick Johnson on call for ‘Out of Bounds’ sports boycott, Mississippi redistricting
Jun 02, 2026
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National NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson talks with Mississippi Today about GOP redistricting in Mississippi and across the South, and on his organization’s call for a boycott of major college athletic programs in states pushing to weaken Black voting power through gerrymandering.
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