Timeline: The WNBA has been on forefront of racial justice movement for years

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The barbs were simply the most recent in the battle the WNBA has waged in the fight for racial equality.

WNBA players have moral high ground on Senator, co-owner

With anthem protests, Black Lives Matter messages and unity statements the new normal for teams and leagues in 2020, the WNBA has long been ahead of the curve. The watershed moment for the league was the July 6, 2016 killing of Philando Castile just outside of Minneapolis – the same city where police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes and killed him, setting off nationwide protests.— Maya Moore, Seimone Augustus, Lindsay Whalen, and Rebekkah Brunson — wear black T-shirts with the words “Change Starts With Us: Justice & Accountability” on them to a news conference.

 

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Kneelers suck

The what? Is this a league or something?

Won’t ever watch this year with any kneeling Done once they are all guilty as charged

nrarmour There’s a pro women’s basketball league in the US?

America has more racial equality than any country on earth. they need to leave America since they don't respect America. They don't want disrespect when they themselves are not perfect. USA doesn't deserve disrespect for her imperfections, either. MM arr

Get over it

Hipocrisia!

As a freedom loving American. To be able to proudly put the american flag in front of my house and to openly show my pride of my heritage, my culture and my nation is what I stand for. There is no place for traitors of the American people.

NHL is sport to watch not much BLM or kneeling bs. WEAK AMERICAN role models groups for my kids not to watch or buy products from: nba ,nike, wnba,mlb, These groups and their leaders are ruining the country through their disrespect.

Kneeling Fever, it is highly contagious; no cure due to ignorance & sad for America!

They are insignificant. They are useless. They are anti American.

And since no one watches it, no one cared

TO ALL AMERICANS ' BOYCOTT ALL GAMES WHEN THEY KNEEL ' ! ANTHEM IS THE TIME TO ' HONOR & THANK THOSE FOR FIGHTING FOR YOU ' ' NO MATTER THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN ' ! I'M DONE ' JOIN ME ' FOR THOSE WHO FIGHT FOR ME !!!!! THERE'S A TIME TO PROTEST & A TIME TO HONOR ' PLEASE STAND !!!

Put an end 2 that boring sport that no one goes 2 watch. It’s a joke!!

If they are modeling and advocating specific changes that impact urban communities, then that sb mentioned here (it’s not). If they aren’t then their protesting is meaningless, simply more chatter in the tired played out narrative…

Thars right. There isn't enough diversity in Basketball. We need equal representation regar of skill.

Who?

They should raise awareness to the black women that are disproportionately forced to raise their children as single mothers because of lack or responsibility on the fathers.

You have the same amount of fans at your games now as you did before. How do you expect to get paid more?

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