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March 26th, 2009, 10:20 AM
03-26-2009 10:11 AM

Football Supplier to FCS Schools Facing Blitz from Campus Activists

http://www.thecharlottepost.com/clientuploads/v34n28photos/newsv34n28p01.gifRussell Athletic, a major supplier of sports apparel to collegiate and professional sports teams, is facing an all-out blitz from campus activists.

Twenty-five U.S. colleges have cut ties to Atlanta-based Russell over alleged abuse of workers’ rights at its plant in Honduras. Russell supplies game uniforms and accessories to schools across the country, including four historically black college leagues: the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Southwestern Athletic Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Read more ... (http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/index.php/2009/03/26/football-supplier-to-fcs-schools-facing?blog=2#more4511)

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March 26th, 2009, 10:47 AM
That kind of stuff by Russell doesn't cut it, apparently, with HBCUs.