The End of Griner’s Detention Begins a New Wave of W.N.B.A. Activism
Posted inBasketball Black People Collective Bargaining Collier, Napheesa (1996- ) Dallas Wings Diggins, Skylar Escribano, Isabella Griner, Brittney Harrison, Isabelle (1993- ) Jackson, Terri Carmichael Loeffler, Kelly L Organized Labor Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings Political Prisoners Taylor, Breonna (1993-2020) Warnock, Raphael G Washington Mystics Women and Girls Women's National Basketball Assn

The End of Griner’s Detention Begins a New Wave of W.N.B.A. Activism

With their campaign to free Brittney Griner from prison in Russia over, W.N.B.A. players say they will help free others and focus on women’s health and pay equity.
WNBA and More Sports Figures Celebrate Brittney Griner’s Release
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WNBA and More Sports Figures Celebrate Brittney Griner’s Release

Brianna Turner, a Phoenix Mercury teammate, thanked “every single person that kept Brittney Griner’s name alive.” Another teammate, Shey Peddy, said the situation went from “FREE BG to BG is FREE!!”