by admin | Sep 3, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Morgan Tuck, the standout forward for University of Connecticut, then for half a decade in the WNBA before retiring earlier this year, said she only realized fairly recently that she needed to be more vocal in her using her voice for social change. A pivotal moment...
by admin | Aug 20, 2021 | Representation, SEW
To be a woman and a professional athlete is to be a walking protest. It’s a truth universally acknowledged by the female icons that populate every major sport right now. And yet, it’s something the stars of the WNBA embrace, unreservedly. The league made headlines in...
by admin | Aug 16, 2021 | Representation, SEW
In the months following the 2020 WNBA season focused on social justice, Amalgamated Bank reached out to the WNBA Players Association with a clear message historically atypical for a women’s league: We support your players, we salute them and we want to talk...
by admin | Aug 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
As Olympic medalists lined up for their medals ceremony Sunday night in Tokyo, among them was the inimitable Raven Saunders, who won silver in shot put. Standing on the podium with her medal around her neck and fans from around the world tuning in, Saunders raised her...
by admin | Jul 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW, Uncategorized
Costa Rican gymnast Luciana Alvarado concluded her floor routine during Olympic qualifying on Sunday by incorporating a tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement. The 18-year-old ended her routine on one knee, her head back and her right fist thrust straight into the...
by admin | Jul 22, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Five women’s soccer teams took a knee ahead of their opening matches at the 2020 Summer Games.Great Britain and Chile teams took a knee on the pitch before their match, and the United States and Sweden teams knelt ahead of their clash on Wednesday. It’s...
by admin | Jul 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Natasha Cloud finds the video, lowers the volume, and hands you her phone. It’s a racist screed on Snapchat, yapped in a school cafeteria by a teenage girl who is white. It’s vile, pure filth—made even more disturbing because the girl is sitting next to a Black...
by admin | Jun 7, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The Washington Mystics wore orange shirts during pregame warmups before their matchup vs. the Las Vegas Aces on Saturday afternoon. Behind the shirts lies a cause that is very important to players within the organization.T The Mystics are embarking on the #WearOrange...
by admin | Jun 2, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
In May 2013, I was in Minnesota for training camp, when I got a call from my mom around 2 or 3 in the morning. I kind of knew my phone was ringing, but I wasn’t fully conscious yet. She called back, and you know a double call is always an emergency. My cousin JoJo had...
by admin | May 26, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
WITH A WIDE smile and a clap of her hands, Sylvia Fowles brings her Minnesota Lynx teammates together in a dark tunnel that leads to their home court at Target Center. “Take care of each other; protect each other,” Fowles says as music from...
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