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Taking A Shot: Women Of The WNBA Take On Racial Justice Reform
49 minutes Posted Sep 4, 2020 at 2:11 pm.
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This country has a long history of athletic protests.

This hour, we speak with athletes including former UConn Husky Renee Montgomery who sat out the WNBA season to focus on social justice issues. WNBA teams recently forgoed games last Wednesday and Thursday following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. 

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  • Renee Montgomory -  a 2x WNBA Champion with the Atlanta Dream (@itsreneem_ )

  • Theresa Plaisance - forward with the Connecticut Sun (@tplai55)

  • Molly Yanity, Ph.D. - Chair & Associate Professor, Journalism, Quinnipiac University (@mollyyanity)

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