Women athletes are done with taking the political back seat
, is finally taking a collective stand, and at least in the U.S., women are at the helm.
Since the killing of George Floyd, the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx has been at the center of the sports universe over their history with the Minnesota police department and calls for racial justice. In 2016, Lynx players famously wore shirts that read, “Change Starts With Us: Justice and Accountability,” following the killings of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling.
important. It’s always been about the people. Tennis is just a ball and two rackets until Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka make it a life-altering showdown. Soccer is just running back and forth untilcare when hiring women. Women athletes have always worked to be at the forefront of political movements, but now they’re finally getting the one thing that’s eluded them since the battle of the sexes: national attention.
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