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Cori Bush Says Race, Gender of Brittney Griner Is Why Detention Is Ignored

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Cori Bush took to Twitter Wednesday in defense of the two-time Olympic champion as she remains detained in Moscow during heightened tensions between Russia and the U.S.

over the war on Ukraine.Griner, a seven-time all-star center for the Phoenix Mercury basketball team, was detained at a Moscow airport after, Russian authorities allege, she was carrying cannabis vape cartridges in her luggage.

Bush argues that if Griner wasn't a Black woman, she would be receiving more media coverage and action from the U.S. government to ensure her safety."We cannot ignore the fact that if Brittney Griner wasn't a Black woman, it would be plastered across the news that she is being held as a political prisoner in Russia," Bush tweeted Wednesday.We cannot ignore the fact that if Brittney Griner wasn’t a Black woman, it would be plastered across the news that she is being held as a political prisoner in Russia.Free Brittney Griner.Many people agreed with Bush saying that the media repeatedly underreports on Black women in the U.S.

The hashtag #FreeBrittney began trending on Twitter.Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined the social media flood of friends, family and officials calling for Griner's release with a "Free Brittney" tweet Wednesday.However, ESPN investigative reporter T.J.

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