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WNBA Legend Sheryl Swoopes Is A Role Model With Her Non-Profit

WNBA Legend Sheryl Swoopes Is A Role Model With Her Non-Profit By Cheryl Robinson Equal gender pay in sports has been an ongoing saga since women started playing professionally. In May, the news of the U.S. Soccer Federation announcing that players for the men’s and women’s national teams would get equal compensation sparked hope for all female athletes. Although there…

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Brittney Griner’s Supporters On What It’s Like for Women in the WNBA

Brittney Griner’s Supporters On What It’s Like for Women in the WNBA NPR’s Juana Summers speaks with Nadine Domond, head of women’s basketball at Virginia State University, about the work to bring attention to Brittney Griner’s case. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST:  Basketball player Brittney Griner is a superstar. The six-foot-nine center for the Phoenix Mercury helped the team earn a championship…

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