Should Athletes Be Activists? WNBA Star Nneka Ogwumike Says They Have To Be

Should Athletes Be Activists? WNBA Star Nneka Ogwumike Says They Have To Be

The WBNA's political activism helped to reshape the political landscape in Washington. NPR's Franco Ordoñez and Ayesha Rascoe talked to Nneka Ogwumike, head of the league's players union, about its role in the racial justice movement and Georgia's 2020 Senate race.

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