WNBA players took a stance against the co-owner of the Atlanta Dream by showing support for an opponent she is facing in a special election for her state Senate seat.
#BlackLivesMatter is a global organization that campaigns against violence and systemic racism towards black people.
Players from the Dream, Seattle Storm, Chicago Sky and Phoenix Mercury walked into the IMG Academy arena in Bradenton, Florida, on Tuesday sporting black T-shirts with the words"VOTE WARNOCK" printed in white. WNBA players wear a "Vote Warnock" t-shirt in a photo Sue Bird posted to her Twitter account, Aug. 4, 2020.
Prior to Loeffler submitting her letter of dissent, the WNBA and its unions reached an agreement to honor Black women, specifically Breonna Taylor, who died because of alleged police or racial violence by putting the words"Black Lives Matter" on the front of players' warm-up jerseys and"Say Her Name" on the backs when playing resumes later this month,Natasha Cloud marches to the MLK Memorial to support Black Lives Matter and marking the end of slavery in the U.S.
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