The WNBA ended its decades-long search after the 2024 Draft last year when at last they found their heterosexual great white hope (Caitlin Clark) with whom they could draw new fans. It also begot a convenient Black villain (Angel Reese) who helped conjure up a faux rivalry to keep fans coming — and hating. This […]
Cathy Engelbert
Posted inOpinion
Fans must do what the WNBA won’t — protect its Black players
Racist fan behavior is escalating in the WNBA. League leadership must step up to protect Black players—or fans will need to take action themselves.
Posted inOdds and Ends
WNBA Finals: Lynx made history in Game 1 victory – Game 2 was different story
The Minnesota Lynx are looking to become the second team in league history to sweep both the Commissioner’s Cup and the WNBA Finals trophy in the same season, while the WNBA is considering expanding with a Black-led ownership group in 2028.
Posted inSports
WNBA gets a diversity black eye
Two Black WNBA head coaches, Teresa Weatherspoon and Tanisha Wright, have been fired since the playoffs began, raising concerns about the treatment of Black coaches in the league.
Posted inSports
New media and social media: The impact on the WNBA’s Black players
The WNBA has become a racial cesspool for trolls disguised as fans, with Caitlin Clark being worshipped too much and Black players being overlooked.
Posted inSports
WNBA rookies Jackson, Edwards, and Reese are making waves in the league
Three rookies in the WNBA, Rickea Jackson, Aaliyah Edwards, and Angel Reese, have been impressive this season, setting records.
Posted inSports
Is the WNBA media rights deal a fair valuation?
The WNBA has announced a new media rights deal with Disney, NBCU, and Amazon that will distribute more than 125 regular-season and playoff games nationally each season.
Posted inSports
Sights and sounds of WNBA All-Star Game
Cheryl Miller coached Team WNBA in the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game, Renee Montgomery is the first former WNBA player to retire and become a team owner.
Posted inSports
When money talks, diversity walks
‘Black ownership is the last chance for these sports to prove they’re not just fundamentally racist.’
Posted inSports
Basketball leagues offer excuses for poor diversity numbers
‘There’re so many qualified individuals out there that deserve an opportunity and deserve a chance.’
Posted inLynx/WNBA, Sports
WNBA’s first commissioner could’ve been Black — but she isn’t
Former WNBA President Lisa Borders resigned last fall, and the announcement of her successor caught most of us by surprise with the new title: WNBA commissioner.