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Sportswashing, the 2026 World Cup, and the Movement to Boycott the U.S.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
24 Jul 2026
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Austin Cole is a Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) National Co-Coordinator.  BAP and other organizations called on the international community to boycott the 2026 World Cup, which was held in the United States, a nation that violates international law and human rights with impunity. Austin Cole discusses the World Cup and why the U.S. itself should be banned from hosting international sports and other events.

boycott
World Cup
imperialism
International Law
Human Rights
People Centered Human Rights
international sports
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