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July 21, 2021Lincoln, Neb. |  By: AP

Some Nebraska athletes oppose critical race theory proposal


LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska athletes who are part of a newly formed nonprofit are among those who signed a petition Monday opposing a proposed University of Nebraska Board of Regents resolution objecting to "any imposition of critical race theory" in academic curriculum.

The Omaha World-Herald reports that nonprofit United College Athlete Advocates' petition had gathered more than 1,300 signatures by Monday morning.

Former Nebraska golfer Daniel Pearson is a cofounder of United College Athlete Advocates, and Husker track and field athlete Sadio Fenner, a UCAA representative at Nebraska, helped lead the charge on the petition. Critical race theory is a way of thinking about America's history through the lens of racism.