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Brittney Griner, in new memoir, says Putin weaponized her Blackness
NBC News via Yahoo Sports· 5 days agoWNBA star Brittney Griner writes in her memoir "Coming Home" that she was used as a “pawn” by...
Brittney Griner’s ‘Coming Home’ Book: Biggest Revelations
US Weekly· 3 days agoBrittney Griner returned home to the United States in late 2022 after 10 months spent in Russian...
Brittney Griner's account of Russian detainment: I wanted to tell it on my terms
ESPN· 5 days agoOn Dec. 8, 2022, WNBA star Brittney Griner was released after 10 months in Russian captivity,...
Brittney Griner Worried That Wife Cherelle Would Leave Her During Russian Detainment
Women's Health via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBrittney Griner is opening up about her imprisonment in Russia. Here's how her wife, Cherelle,...
American jailed in Russia after 'breaking into children's library'
Newsweek· 5 days agoAn American English-language tutor was arrested in Moscow for "petty hooliganism" after he allegedly...
5 captivating books to read in May
The Week via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAfter she was sentenced to nine years in prison, the star spent ten months in a Russian penal colony before the U.S. negotiated for her release through a...
U.S. soldier detained in Russia and accused of stealing, officials say
NBC Universal via AOL· 6 days agoThe U.S. government has said that both Gershkovich and Whelan are wrongfully detained. WNBA star...
U.S. Army Soldier Is Detained in Russia
New York Times· 6 days agoThe soldier was apprehended in Vladivostok on charges of criminal misconduct, in a case that is likely to aggravate the contentious relationship between...
Brittney Griner, in Her Own Words
New York Times· 5 days agoIf you weren’t following women’s basketball, you probably hadn’t heard of Brittney Griner when she was arrested at a Moscow-area airport in February...
Brittney Griner's book is raw recounting of fear, hopelessness while locked away in Russia
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo News· 5 days agoOthers railed against the idea of an openly gay, Black woman’s freedom being prioritized, especially...