by admin | Jun 8, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Pro-choice supporters briefly ran on the court during Tuesday night’s WNBA game between the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx at Barclays Center. The protesters, who were shirtless but had their chests covered, were escorted off the court by security. While...
by admin | Jun 3, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Washington Mystics were already planning to have their Wear Orange game raising awareness of gun violence Friday night. The grocery store shooting in Buffalo on May 14 and the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas on May 24 had already left vocal gun control advocate...
by admin | May 30, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Washington Mystics’ and the Connecticut Sun’s social media accounts will spread awareness about gun violence during their game on Saturday following the Tuesday’s shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas. The teams both said they will share statements offering...
by admin | May 5, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Two days after Politico disclosed a draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion that would reverse the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision allowing abortion rights, several high-profile female athletes spoke out against the proposed change. On Wednesday, the WNBA released a statement...
by admin | Apr 4, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Never tell Natasha Cloud to take politics out of her sports. There are few professional athletes – male or female – who can compare to the amount of awareness Cloud has given to important causes in her community and specifically social justice. And once...
by admin | Mar 24, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
As is the case with many elite level athletes, they work tirelessly away from sport to make the world a better place. Maya Moore’s story is an astounding one — full of passion, dedication, and the ultimate sacrifice. In 2019, at the peak of her basketball career,...
by admin | Feb 24, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Several members of the U.S. Women’s National Team displayed wristbands that read “Protect Trans Kids” during the team’s 5-0 victory over Iceland in the SheBelieves Cup final on Wednesday. The show of solidarity during the game — which took...
by admin | Feb 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
A 12-year-old Black swimmer was nearly disqualified from a meet in Superior, Wisconsin, for wearing a Black Lives Matter swimsuit. “An independent volunteer official inappropriately barred a student athlete from taking part in the meet, due to their ‘Black...
by admin | Feb 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
During FN’s cover shoot last month, a charismatic Aerial Powers easily gets her Jordan Brand family laughing in between camera snaps. But behind her smile and bright personality is a woman focused on a deeper purpose: the fight for gender equality. And at Jordan...
by admin | Jan 27, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Professional sports leagues in the U.S. have tried to tackle the issue of diversity and inclusion among their leadership for decades with league-wide rules and policies designed to create opportunities for underrepresented groups. Success has varied across leagues. ...
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