GSU Athlete Sues NCAA

Brenda McKinney, a player on the Grambling University women’s basketball team, filed a federal class action lawsuit in Indiana in 2023, accusing the NCAA of discriminating against Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through its Academic Performance Program (APP). McKinney claims that the NCAA included metrics in its APP that were known to have a discriminatory effect on HBCU member organizations. The lawsuit, primarily concerning the Civil Rights Acts of 1981 and 1985, argues that the NCAA's actions interfere with student-athletes' ability to make and enforce contracts and dis...