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Tag: WNBA

**FILE** Brittney Griner (Lorie Shaull via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inSports

Brittney Griner Pleads From Russian Prison for Biden to Intervene: ‘I’m Terrified’

by Stacy M. Brown July 5, 2022July 5, 2022

As Russia reportedly continues to push for a prisoner swap that includes a notorious arms dealer, WNBA star Brittney Griner has pleaded for her release in a letter to President Joe Biden.

**FILE** Brittney Griner (Lorie Shaull via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inOpinion

MORIAL: Bring Brittney Griner Home

by Marc H. Morial June 29, 2022June 29, 2022
**FILE** Brittney Griner (Lorie Shaull via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inViewpoints

VIEWPOINTS

by WI Web Staff May 4, 2022May 4, 2022
Posted inSports

Sports Headlines Hot Off the Press

by WI Guest Author March 3, 2021December 21, 2021
The WNBA Mystics shirts spelled out the name of Jacob Blake in the front and seven fake bullet holes in the back to protest the shooting of Blake who was shot seven times in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inSports

Blake Tragedy Sparks National Sports Boycott

by WI Guest Author September 2, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: No Justice, No Games

by WI Guest Author September 2, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

JESSE JACKSON: America’s Greatest Athletes are Standing Up, Calling for Country to Change

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. August 31, 2020December 21, 2021
Lisa Willis, a former UCLA women’s basketball team standout and WNBA veteran, recently made history becoming the first female coach in New York Knicks history. Her duties will include serving as an assistant coach for the Knicks’ G League team – the Westchester Knicks. (Courtesy of Warren Doles)
Posted inD Kevin McNeir, Sports

Lisa Willis Breaks Glass Ceiling Within NY Knicks Organization

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor November 13, 2019December 21, 2021
The Washington Mystics celebrate with the championship trophy after its 89-78 win in Game 5 of the WNBA finals at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in D.C. on Oct 10. (John E. De Freitas/The Washington Informer)
Posted inSports, William J. Ford

Champions at Last: Mystics Win Franchise’s First WNBA Title

by William J. Ford October 11, 2019December 21, 2021
Dozens of Washington Mystics fans flock to National Harbor on Oct. 8 to watch Game 4 of the WNBA Finals. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inSports, William J. Ford

Mystics Set for Championship Showdown in D.C.

by William J. Ford October 9, 2019December 21, 2021

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