Brittney Griner Calls to “Keep Fighting to Bring Home Every American Still Detained Overseas” at NAACP Image Awards

The professional basketball player's appearance at the ceremony comes more than two months after being freed in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange between the U.S. and Russia.

“As we gather here tonight in the spirit of overcoming adversity, I want to take a moment to recognize someone who has done just that,” host Queen Latifah said as she introduced the professional basketball player. “Back home, back here with us tonight where she belongs, our sis, Brittany Griner.

”in February 2022 when customs officials said they found vape canisters with cannabis oil in her luggage, The Associated Press reported. Her case quickly gained national attention since she is an openly gay Black woman, detained in a country where authorities have been hostile to the LBGTQ community.

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