Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner once again called for the return of all Americans detained overseas. This time, it was when she was honored by Queen Latifah at the NAACP Image Awards on Saturday night alongside her wife, Cherelle Griner.
because of security concerns, but Insider reported no transportation decisions have been made.
"We are all acutely aware of some of the things that have been said about her. We were acutely aware of the way that her return has been used to try and further polarize people," Kozar said."We understand that certain [people] have tried to continue to use this to polarize people... and we understand that people have done that through the lens of BG's identity, which is as a woman, it's as a Black woman, and it's as a gay, Black woman.
"None of that is lost on us, and we understand that words oftentimes can be a precursor to violence. And so we take all of that incredibly seriously. We understand, and all of the people around her understand, that it is our joint responsibility to ensure that we are approaching this with the due gravity that it requires."
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