"We are the majority of the minority," Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker told Reuters in July. "We're a league that's 80 percent African-American women, women of colour . . . different ethnicities, (we) tackle sexual orientation – like, we literally check every box." A well-known star, Parker has used her voice to fight for gender equality as well as racial justice. "Black Lives Matter on our jerseys . . . it's a moral stance," Parker told USA Today in August. "It's a values stance."
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