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The NAACP has issued a letter encouraging free agent athletes to not sign with teams in the state of Texas over issues like abortion, voting rights, and mask ma

The NAACP has issued a letter encouraging free agent athletes to not sign with teams in the state of Texas over issues like abortion, voting rights, and mask ma

The NAACP has issued a letter encouraging free agent athletes to not sign with teams in the state of Texas over issues like abortion, voting rights, and mask ma

Raymond Boyd/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The NAACP on Thursday called on members of the NBA, WNBA, NFL, NHL and MLB to consider not signing with teams in Texas as a protest against several controversial laws passed recently in the state. In the two-page letter given first to ABC News, the NAACP took jabs at state lawmakers, calling the state "a blueprint by legislators to violate constitutional rights for all, especially for women, children and marginalized communities." The NAACP noted the state's controversial laws on abortion, voting rights and coronavirus mask mandates as reas...

The NAACP has issued a letter to the players associations for multiple pro sports leagues, calling on free agents to consider signing with teams not based in Texas over the organization’s criticism of legislative ac