Sydney Colson, a guard with the WNBA’s Chicago Sky and member of the league’s Social Justice Council, is a human first. | Photo by David Becker/NBAE via Getty Images
In the latest episode of The Hard Screen podcast, Tamryn Spruill brings you a conversation on the #SayHerName movement featuring Chicago Sky guard Sydney Colson; Bethany Donaphin, head of WNBA basketball operations; Kimberlé Crenshaw co-founder and executive director of the African-American Policy Forum; and Gina Best, the mother of India Kager, who was killed by police in 2015.
One week into the WNBA’s unprecedented 2020 season, with the old guard squaring up against the stars of tomorrow and new-look rosters thriving or still sorting things out, storylines abound. But before the weekend triple-header tips off on Saturday with the Minnesota Lynx facing the Connecticut Sun, delve into the history of the #SayHerName movement and the campaign’s partnership with the WNBA.
In the first of a two-part special edition from The Hard Screen podcast, Gina Best, the mother of India Kager, a woman killed by Virginia Beach police in 2015 in front of her infant son, speaks on their shattered lives of families left behind by police violence, #SayHerName’s partnership with the WNBA and demands for change. Joining her in conversation are:
- Sydney Colson, Chicago Sky guard and WNBA Social Justice Council member
- Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw, co-founder and executive director of the African-American Policy Forum (AAPF) and #SayHerName campaign
- Bethany Donaphin, head of WNBA basketball operations
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#SayHerName
This week’s episode of The Hard Screen includes a reading of the names.
Eleanor Bumpurs
Sonji Taylor
Frankie Ann Perkins
Danette Daniels
Tyisha Miller
Margaret Mitchell
LaTanya Haggerty
Nizah Morris
Kendra James
Alberta Spruill
Kathryn Johnston
Tarika Wilson
Duanna Johnson
Priscilla Slater
Breonna Taylor
Atatiana Koquice Jefferson
Crystal Danielle Ragland
Pamela Shantay Turner
Nina Adams
Latasha Nicole Walton
Brittany Danielle McLean
Angel Viola Decarlo
April Webster
Tameka LaShay Simpson
LaJuana Philips
Dereshia Blackwell
Cynthia Fields
LaShanda Anderson
Shukri Ali Said
DeCynthia Clements
Crystalline Barnes
Geraldine Townsend
Sandy Guardiola
India N. Nelson
Charleena Lyles
Jonie Block
Alteria Woods
Morgan London Rankins
Deborah Danner
Korryn Gaines
Jessica Williams
Deresha Armstrong
Laronda Sweatt
India M. Beaty
Kisha Michael
Sahlah Ridgeway
Gynnya McMillen
Bettie Jones
Barbara Dawson
Marquesha McMillan
India Kager
Redel Jones
Raynette Turner
Ralkina Jones
Joyce Curnell
Kindra Chapman
Sandra Bland
Nuwnah Laroche
Alexia Christian
Natasha McKenna
Yuvette Henderson
Sheneque Proctor
Iretha Lilly
Latandra Ellington
Yvette Smith
Michelle Cusseaux
Tracy A. Wade
Aura Rosser
Ariel Levy
Angela Beatrice Randolph
Dawn Cameron
Shonda Mikelson
Kyam Livingston
Renisha McBride
Miriam Carey
Angelique Styles
Angel Chiwengo
Kayla Moore
Amber Nashay Carter
Darnesha Harris
Shelly Frey
Malissa Williams
Erica Collins
Alesia Thomas
Shantel Davis
Sharmel Edwards
Rekia Boyd
Shereese Francis
Jameela Barnette
Unnamed
Catawaba Howard
Brenda Williams
Derrinesha Clay
Shelley Amos
Cheryl Blount-Burton
Carolyn Moran-Hernandez, 46
Latricka Sloan
Aiyana Mo’Nay Stanley-Jones
Ahjah Dixon
Sarah Riggins
Katherine Hysaw
Barbara Stewart
Source: AAPF.org
In next week’s episode of The Hard Screen, Rhanda Dormeus speaks of the circumstances surrounding the murder of her daughter, Korryn Gaines, by Baltimore police in 2016.
Plus, musician, artist and activist Janelle Monaé drops by with an important call to action.
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