Tiffanie Drayton: Perhaps not surprisingly, the basketball star’s release was also met with (another) round of backlash. - NBCNewsTHINK
who went to Russia “loaded up with drugs.” Does that make him a real patriot? Or a washed-up politician who will do anything to try to remain relevant? Luckily for Griner, Biden has no time for such performative cruelty.
There will most likely always be some white people who believe being an American means ignoring its problems. These are the same people who believe progress is scary and social equality is threatening. Such outdated definitions of patriotism disgrace the national anthem and the flag more than any peaceful protest ever could.
Ultimately, Brittney Griner is many things. She is a Black LGBTQ American, a wife, a daughter, an advocate, an Olympian and a world-class basketball star. But most important, she is coming home.Brittney Griner's case is part of a disturbing trend that needs a global responseTiffanie Drayton is a mom and the author of “Black American Refugee: Escaping the Narcissism of the American Dream.”
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