The WNBA Keeps Cashing In On Black Women — But Who’s Protecting Them? [Op-Ed]
From Alyssa Thomas to Skylar Diggins to the King Center, every new controversy illustrates that the WNBA still struggles to protect Black women. The post The WNBA Keeps Cashing In On Black Women — But Who’s Protecting Them? [Op-Ed] appeared first on MadameNoire.
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The saxophones are getting louder.
The WNBA is turning into an epic telenovela. In the past two weeks alone, we have seen Mercury star Alyssa Thomas become the target of racial slurs and death threats after a hard foul.
We have watched as The King Center, founded by Coretta Scott King to preserve and advance Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, stepped out of its traditional bounds to release a statement publicly calling out WNBA leadership for failing to protect its Black and LGBTQ players.
We are seeing a fresh wave of dissatisfaction and front-office friction in Chicago, just as the league and its players prepare to head there for the WNBA’s All-Star Weekend.
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