The co-founders of a black anti-abortion group criticized Major League Baseball’s decision to pull the All-Star Game from Georgia over the election bill that was signed into law.
The group, Every Black Life Matters, which works to “protect black life from conception to death,” wrote an open letter to the MLB accusing the league of not having the same level of courage that Brooklyn Dodgers manager Branch Rickey had when he signed Jackie Robinson, the player who broke the color barrier in 1947.
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“Where is the same courage as Branch Rickey?” the headline read.
“Instead of Major League Baseball (MLB) moving venues and threatening Georgians, they should redouble efforts to expand services in Georgia,” the letter stated, claiming that the All-Star Game, which was moved to Colorado, would have brought in over $190,000,000 in commerce, although it didn't cite that statistic, and Cobb County officials estimated the loss of revenue would be over $100 million.
“The Georgia employment segment is made up of majority-minority; blacks are the overwhelming majority of minority employment in Georgia,” it continued. “This means blacks are disproportionally harmed by MLB and other companies who think it’s more important to socially preen about being 'woke,' instead of encouraging even more safeguards for voters. If MLB were truly concerned about helping and supporting black lives, they would applaud the changes in Georgia voting laws that ensure every legal vote’s accuracy.”
The group asked the league to reconsider its decision.
Georgia’s election bill shifted the way its elections will be run moving forward. The bill, which Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed March 25, will require voters to show identification for an absentee ballot instead of using signature verification, and the law will alter the timing of runoff elections.
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It will present state officials with the authority to take over local election boards in certain circumstances, and it would make it a crime for anyone other than election workers to approach voters in line to give them food and water. The law also codified the use of drop boxes, which had only been approved for 2020 given the coronavirus, but they will be placed in early-voting locations and can only be accessed during the business hours of the voting precinct.
The bill has prompted hundreds of private companies and executives to speak out about ensuring easy voting access.
