Star UConn guard Paige Bueckers uses ESPYS speech to honor Black women
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Paige Bueckers, the star point guard for the University of Connecticut women's basketball team, was named the best college athlete in women's sports at the 2021 ESPYS on Saturday night and used her acceptance speech to celebrate and honor Black women.
"With the light that I have now as a White woman who leads a Black-led sport and celebrated here, I want to shed a light on Black women," said Bueckers, the reigning national player of the year. "They don't get the media coverage that they deserve. They've given so much to the sport, the community and society as a whole and their value is undeniable." The 19-year-old sophomore said that last season in the WNBA, 80% of the post-season awards were won by Black players, but they got half the amount of coverage of the White athletes.More Related News