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Brittney Griner locs theGrio.com
December 9, 2022
Griner remarked, "I'm good," as she sat in the plane on her way home. She replied, "I'm happy," when asked…
December 8, 2022
Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, American officials said.
November 18, 2022
WNBA star Brittney Griner has begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a Russian penal colony, her lawyers…
November 9, 2022
The jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner has been moved to a penal colony in Russia, her legal team said…
Niesha Butler STEAM Champs thegrio.com
November 8, 2022
Niesha Butler is the founder of S.T.E.A.M. Champs, the first U.S. Afro-Latina Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics center.
Brittney Griner, theGrio.com
October 25, 2022
U.S. officials have noted that securing the WNBA player's release is a priority. A prisoner-swap is among the options.
October 6, 2022
Cherelle Griner says Brittney is at her “absolute weakest moment in life right now” facing a hearing in Russia for…
October 5, 2022
Former WNBA player Tiffany Jackson passed away on Monday at age 37 after a battle with breast cancer.
September 21, 2022
Griner’s legal woes in Russia and the country’s invasion of Ukraine has the nation's top WNBA players opting to go…
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September 14, 2022
Bill Richardson, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who has worked to secure the release of WNBA star…
August 22, 2022
"I got permission to go to Russia to help that girl," Rodman told NBC News of Brittney Griner's imprisonment.
August 15, 2022
Lawyers for Brittney Griner filed an appeal Monday against her nine-year sentence for drug possession, Russian news agencies reported.
August 7, 2022
Following Brittney Griner’s sentencing in Russia to nine years in prison Thursday, WNBA players, coaches and fans locked arms.
WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner stands in a cage in a courtroom in Russia
August 5, 2022
Much of the disinformation about Brittney Griner circulating on social media and the news is meant to tug at the…
August 1, 2022
The WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist could face 10 years in prison if convicted in her trial for…
July 11, 2022
Rapinoe showed support for Griner during Thursday's ceremony at the White House, where she received a Presidential Medal of Freedom.
July 11, 2022
A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and the rest of the WNBA All-Stars wore Griner's name and her No. 42 on the…
July 9, 2022
Nena Ogwumike, the president of the WNBA players’ association, joined Griner’s wife, Cherelle, for a press conference calling for mercy.
Brittney Griner, theGrio.com
July 8, 2022
As the Biden administration works to free Griner, her wife Cherelle Griner tells theGrio her "life" and "safety is at…
July 7, 2022
Cherelle Griner, the wife of WNBA star Britney Griner, tells theGrio she does not plan to watch Thursday’s hearing in…