Black Women in the WNBA Fought for More Money and Better Quality of Life — And Won

In a landmark deal, players chart a new path for the WNBA with higher salaries, enhanced mental health resources, and other benefits

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6 min readJan 14, 2020

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Forward Nneka Ogwumike of the Los Angeles Sparks takes a shot in the game against the Phoenix Mercury at Staples Center on August 8, 2019. Photo: Meg Oliphant/Getty Images

When basketball star Nneka Ogwumike announced in a November 2018 essay for The Players’ Tribune that the…

Tamryn Spruill

Written by Tamryn Spruill

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is an award-winning indie journo and author of COURT QUEENS (forthcoming ABRAMS Press). She appears in "Unfinished Business," a documentary about the WNBA.

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