WNBA player Brittney Griner has changed her mind about standing for the national anthem before games. Like some other athletes, she stopped standing for the anthem in 2020 as a form of protest against the U.S. After being imprisoned for ten months in Russia on trumped-up charges of drug smuggling, she’s back on the court in the U.S. and standing for Old Glory. Full Article>
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"Imprisoned in Russia. As a progressive girl, she refused to stand for the anthem. Russian prison gave her a new perspective on what the U.S. flag symbolizes. Even our disaffected youth from Extinction Rebellion would have a completely different perspective on life in our society after a month in the DPRK." Roman Joch
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