by admin | Sep 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
While former NBA All-Star and Champion Dennis Rodman formally canceled plans to go to Russia to help gain the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner, members of the Washington Mystics said Griner’s detainment has discouraged them from playing overseas. “I don’t know if...
by admin | Sep 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Daria Kasatkina has dismissed suggestions that her sexuality was influenced by “LGBTQ+ propaganda” and Western culture while she also admits the overall feedback since coming out as a lesbian has been very positive. On the back of Russian footballer Nadezhda Karpova...
by admin | Aug 21, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Breanna Stewart who became the first player in the WNBA to repeat as the AP’s player of the year. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down once again to Russia who is stilling holding Brittney Griner as she appeals her...
by admin | Aug 19, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe was surely ecstatic earlier this summer to receive a call from President Joe Biden letting her know he was awarding her the Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor a president can bestow. But the famously politically-active Olympian...
by admin | Aug 15, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Lawyers for U.S. women’s basketball star Brittney Grinerfiled an appeal against her conviction in Russia on drugs charges and her nine-year sentence in an attempt to secure a fresh ruling in the case, her defense team said. “We are asking the court to review the whole...
by admin | Jul 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that he is open to a call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss a possible prisoner swap involving American basketball star Brittney Griner. Blinken said Wednesday that Washington had offered Russia a...
by admin | Jul 26, 2022 | Representation, SEW
For the first six weeks Brittney Griner was in a Russian pre-trial detention facility, her family and representatives kept quiet as Griner faced drug charges that could keep her in prison for up to 10 years. That changed once the United States Department of State...
by admin | Jul 21, 2022 | Representation, SEW
WNBA stars Nneka Ogwumike and Skylar Diggins-Smith joined ESPYs host Steph Curry on the stage during Wednesday night’s show to share a powerful message about Brittney Griner’s wrongful detainment in Russia. “We cannot stop fighting for her,” Curry said. “We cannot...
by admin | Jul 19, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Daria Kasatkina, Russia’s highest-ranked female tennis player, has come out as gay in a video interview posted online on Monday. The current world No 12 told Russian blogger Vitya Kravchenko that she is in a relationship with a woman and found “living in the closet”...
by admin | Jul 18, 2022 | Representation, SEW
When unspeakable tragedies occur, people often call for unity. They’ll say, “We are Boston Strong” or “Je suis Charlie” or “We are [insert wherever or whomever the unthinkable has happened to].” It’s a laudable instinct to claim solidarity with those who have...
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