“I’m a Black woman before anything else. I’m still part of my community, which is hurting right now. I can’t just workout, practice and try to be the best in my sport. I have to use my platform and represent my community. I have to speak out as a woman and as a Black woman.”⁣ ⁣ For A’ja Wilson (aja22wilson), the recently crowned MVP of the wnba, work doesn’t begin and end on the court. The 24-year-old lvaces player and social justice advocate is committed to fighting for equality for future generations.⁣ ⁣ “I love it because young Black girls can turn on the TV and watch me do what I love and be inspired to be me, or to be better than me. It means a lot to me that I have the opportunity to be a professional athlete at all. I don’t take that for granted. Off the court I’m still doing what I love for a cause that’s bigger than me, in fighting for the continued visibility of women who are victims of police brutality and for justice on their behalf. I fight for the next generation of Black...