- 1. I-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E: Zaila Avant-garde Is the First African-American to Win the Spelling Bee--And She's Also A Basketball Prodigy ...
- (Entertainment)
- ... hopes to one day play for the WNBA. Congratulations to our record holder Zaila Avant-garde who won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee last night! Zaila holds three basketball dribbling records ...
- Created on 12 July 2021
- 2. The Seattle Storm Dedicate Their WNBA Championship Victory To Black Women And Girls
- (Entertainment)
- The Seattle Storm, led by Sue Bird and Breonna Stewart, beat the Las Vegas Aces at the WNBA championship Tuesday night to win the title with a record-breaking margin of 33-points. This is the team’s ...
- Created on 07 October 2020
- 3. Women In Sports Are On Strike In Support of Black Lives Matter
- (Feminism)
- ... the WNBA to postpone their game in order to make a statement about the shooting of Blake and deaths of Black people at the hands of the police. The players of the league knelt at half court and wore t-shirts ...
- Created on 27 August 2020
- 4. #FREETIANNA: Black Youth Activist Faces 15 years In Prison For Organizing Against Police Brutality
- (Feminism)
- 20 year old youth activist Tianna Atara was arrested on July 21st in San Luis Obispo, CA during a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest and now faces 8 charges and possibly 15 years in prison. SHE ...
- Created on 10 August 2020
- 5. Owner Calls Foul: WNBA Players Sport Shirts Supporting Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s Democratic Opponent
- (Entertainment)
- WNBA team members, including the WNBA team co-owned by Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler were seen wearing shirts before their games that say "Vote Warnock" in support of Reverend Raphael Warnock, Senator ...
- Created on 05 August 2020
- 6. Aurora Police Department Drew Weapons On A Black Family Full of Children
- (Feminism)
- ... Screenshot from ABC News YouTube video More from BUST Don’t Understand #DefundThePolice? Here Are 8 Online Activists And Resources That Might Help WNBA Players Walk Off In Support of Black Lives ...
- Created on 04 August 2020
- 7. WNBA Players Walk Off In Support of Black Lives Matter Movement
- (Feminism)
- The WNBA’s season kicked off this Saturday by not starting at all. Instead, players from the Seattle Storm and New York Liberty walked off the court during the national anthem in an act of solidarity ...
- Created on 27 July 2020
- 8. The Band Formerly Known Lady Antebellum Is Suing A Black Singer For The Name Lady A (And We’re Tired of Performative Allyship)
- (Music)
- ... changing of names is also what some would call crumbs — it might be in good faith, but it’s a distraction from bigger problems and it's not real change. In an interview with Don Lemon on CNN, WNBA player ...
- Created on 09 July 2020
- 9. How The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Is Celebrating—And Fighting For—All Of Us
- (Feminism)
- ... traveling conditions. The players have been fighting for this for years and aren’t backing down, paving the way for female athletes in the WNBA and US Hockey to do the same. These women realize that they ...
- Created on 15 March 2019
- 10. Why Do Men Feel So Threatened by Female Athletes?
- (Living)
- ... in those sports. You see and hear this in the gym regularly, and it is laughably pathetic.” WNBA star Sue Bird has two Olympic Gold medals, but basic men constantly tell her that they could beat her ...
- Created on 11 January 2018
- 11. Colin Kaepernick Joins A Long Line Of Political Protests In Sports
- (Entertainment)
- ... at the flag and not have it protect all of your liberties.” Or the entire WNBA Indiana Fevers, who all linked arms and knelt during the anthem just one week after Kaepernick’s initial sit-down. High school ...
- Created on 25 September 2017
- 12. Penelope Gazin Dares You To Embarrass Yourself More: BUST Interview
- (Arts)
- ... (including the WNBA playoffs at Staples Center) but we also do halftime shows for the L.A Derby Dolls. We've definitely danced for audiences who were very confused why we were there, but we have fun an ...
- Created on 30 May 2017
- 13. This Is What It's Like To Date As A 6'3" Woma
- (Living)
- Romance can be tough for anyone—but just imagine what it’d be like if you were taller than the average WNBA player. Here, a vertically gifted woman talks standing out and “dating down” I used to wish ...
- Created on 18 March 2016
- 14. BUST'S 10 Best Bets For February And March 201
- (Entertainment)
- ... they’ve already opened for Hurray for the Riff Raff, performed at Madison Square Garden to kickoff the WNBA’s 2014 season, and shared the stage with Indigo Girl Amy Ray. One spin of their explosive YouTube ...
- Created on 28 January 2016
- 15. The WNBA Needs More ‘Ass And Titties,' Fewer ‘Ugly’ Players, Says NBA Douchebag
- (Feminism)
- Female athletes have enough to put up with, but the WNBA is currently dealing with a sexist media maelstrom thanks to some pretty awful comments from NBA player and certified douchebag Gilbert Arenas. ...
- Created on 17 December 2015
- 16. Becky Hammon Becomes 1st Female NBA Assistant Coach
- (Feminism)
- Becky Hammon, former WNBA player for the San Antonio Stars, ranked among the league’s 15 best players of 2011, is now the assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs rank number one in the ...
- Created on 12 August 2014
- 17. Kan’tsas: New Law Denies Women Birth Control
- (Feminism)
- It wasn’t enough for us to be pregnant all the time in Arizona. Now, we can’t get birth control in Kansas. Kansas Governor Sam Brownback just signed a bill into law that allows pharmacists and doctors ...
- Created on 18 May 2012
- 18. Brittney Griner Wins National Championship, Gets Gender Scrutiny as Congratulations
- (General)
- ... are not nearly that simple. Griner, who is deferring the WNBA to finish her collegiate career at Baylor next year, acknowledged the comments with grace, thanking McGraw for what she viewed as a compliment ...
- Created on 16 April 2012
- 19. Happy Anniversary WNBA!
- (Feminism)
- ... women’s professional sports league to survive ten consecutive seasons (which is truly quite sad). Unfortunately, the WNBA’s popularity has declined quite a bit since then and--like most professional ...
- Created on 21 June 2010
- 20. Victory – Not Just for the Boys!
- (Feminism)
- ... facilities or less time dedicated to their sports teams than boys. A recent survey by the WNBA and Seventeen Magazine revealed that 35% of girls say their teams don't get as much equipment or field time ...
- Created on 06 November 2008
