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CNY Native Breanna Stewart Holds up ‘Abolish ICE’ Sign Before Unrivaled Basketball Game
Stewart protested federal immigration enforcement after two deaths in Minneapolis this month, advocating for family-supportive policies amid widespread community outcry.
- On Sunday, Breanna Stewart, Unrivaled co-founder and two-time WNBA MVP, displayed an `Abolish ICE` sign during player introductions and later addressed it at a press conference.
- In the wake of Saturday's fatal shooting in Minneapolis, Alex Pretti was killed during protests, fueling outrage after earlier this month ICE agents fatally shot Renee Good.
- At the post-game press conference, Stewart explained `Abolish ICE` advocates policies to uplift families and communities, saying she was disgusted by news and social media, Stewart said.
- A moment of silence preceded Saturday's Unrivaled games, and Paige Bueckers pledged to match the $50,000 she won to the Hopkins Strong Relief Fund, while Napheesa Collier posted support for Minneapolis protestors.
- The WNBA's history of activism helps frame the moment, as the league dedicated its 2020 bubble season to social justice and Stewart was named Sports Illustrated's 2020 Sportsperson of the Year.
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WNBA star holds 'Abolish ICE' sign before game in Florida: 'Everyone here is feeling that way'
A professional women's basketball player said the time is right to display her "simple message" to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement.Breanna Stewart is a 30-year-old WNBA player for the New York Liberty, but she was playing in a different women's basketball league when she made her political statement on Sunday afternoon.'Knowing that everyone here is feeling that way, one way or another.'Before the game between the Unrivaled basketbal…
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CNY native Breanna Stewart holds up ‘Abolish ICE’ sign before Unrivaled basketball game
Central New York native and women’s basketball star Breanna Stewart, known for her political activism, held up an “Abolish ICE” sign during introductions of her Unrivaled league game Sunday.
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