HBCU Athletes File Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against NCAA
An HBCU football game. Image: Twitter/@HBCUGameday
A group of Historically Black College and University (HBCU) athletes have filed a class action lawsuit against the NCAA and its Academic Performance Plan (APP).
The plaintiffs, J’ta Freeman, Austin Dasent and Troyce Manassa, allege the NCAA’s APP is based on a formula that includes metrics the NCAA knew would discriminate against Black Student athletes at HBCUs. The suit goes on to say the APPs postseason bans represent a pattern of intentional discrimination against student-athletes at HBCUs.
According to
HBCU Gameday, the APP requires teams to hit specific academic benchmarks using a metric called the Academic Progress Rate (APR). Punishment for failing to hit the benchmarks can range from cutting practices to a postseason ban.
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