BATON ROUGE, La. – The Advancement of Blacks in Sports (ABIS), a newly formed non-profit organization with a mission to connect and inspire people to boldly advocate for racial, social, and economic justice for Blacks in sports, has been established. ABIS works to foster a culture of equity and inclusion in all aspects of sports.
Among the notable African Americans, Coaches and Social Justice Activists that have joined ABIS in the rally for racial equity are LSU women's basketball head coach Nikki Fargas, LSU men's basketball assistant coach Kevin Nickelberry and LSU Faculty Athletics Representative Dr.