National College Players Association files civil rights complaint with U.S. Department of Education against Div. 1 schools

The National College Players Association has filed a civil rights complaint with the US Department of Education.

The organization says that a high percentage of Black students are also college athletes at these colleges and that the industry-wide compensation limit causes a disparate impact on Black college students.

The NCAA and its member colleges are suppressing the pay of student athletes who generate billions of dollars in revenue. Many of the student athletes who generate the revenues end up with little or nothing.

Black athletes are disproportionately harmed by the college sports enterprise, while predominantly White coaches and administrators make millions of dollars. College athletes should be able to get fair market pay. This can be done without sports. Colleges would have to spend less on coaches and luxury facilities.

It is important to acknowledge the reality of the business that is college football according to a statement from several athletes. The structure makes it difficult for Black athletes to tap into the money they generate with their skills and hard work.

Last month, the NCPA launched its #JforJustice advocacy in pursuit of fair compensation, improved Title IX compliance transparency and enforcement, enforcement of health and safety standards, and preservation of all sports. The complaint is part of the campaign.

During a meeting earlier this month, NCPA athlete leaders and supportive experts encouraged the U.S. Department of Education to enforce civil rights laws.

We need help from the U.S. Secretary of Education. There are 100,000 fewer female college athletes than male college athletes because of the sexual abuse and harassment of college athletes on campus. A lack of transparency makes it difficult to know which colleges are violating Title IX, college athletes don't know their rights, and sexual predators and those who enable them too often victimize college athletes for years.

The NCPA filed unfair labor practice charges against the NCAA, the Pac-12, UCLA and USC in order to gain employee status and fair compensation for football players.