.@sandylocks begins by remembering Black women athletes "who we may never see pictured with their fists held high on the Olympic podiums, but who nevertheless risked death threats, bodily harm, & loss of income by choosing to speak out against the challenges facing Black people."
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Wyomia Tyus wore black shorts during the 1968 Olympic Games to support the Olympic Project for Human Rights. Yet her silent protest is not remembered. Why? "Because I was a woman,” she once answered. “Who cared?"
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"I know people are serious when they do things that can affect their money. When you are willing to take a hit from sponsors, that shows that you’re committed on some level." Truth from
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WNBA players
@Layshiac and@SydJColson remembering the collective decision to dedicate their season to#SayHerNamehttps://twitter.com/IMKC_podcast/status/1377060397832929283?s=20 …Näytä tämä ketju -
"We only hear about their deaths," says
@Layshiac, of victims of police violence. But through working with the#SayHerName Mothers Network, "we got to hear the mothers celebrate their daughters."#HerDreamDeferredNäytä tämä ketju -
“I applaud the WNBA players... because they’re fighting for social justice in the midst of fighting for something like equal pay! That’s what they’re up against," says
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"In a way, what athletes have said this past year is, 'we’re not disembodied from how our bodies are read and disciplined in the world. We inherit the legacy of Black athletes and their role in society, and we can’t will ourselves out of the way.'" -
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Supporting women in sports is social justice.
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