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Inspired by the rising movement against racism in the US, WNBA champion Renee Montgomery made an unexpected decision: she opted out of her dream job. As she says in this stirring talk, she wanted to “make it felt,” and that meant turning her attention from the court to the community. But you don’t have to be a basketball star to make it felt; anyone can turn important moments into meaningful momentum. How will you?
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Yeah… I gotta shake this ADHD first
Keep going ♥️
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“When people feel like their voices aren’t being heard, they have to make it felt”, so like the rioters at the capitol? Or is that a different thing?
@Shawn Robins I feel the victim complex aura from you, im not even American and i can see it.
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She also said “And while ‘making it felt’ can have a connotation of violence and trouble, I wanted to show that it could also have a really positive form… I want to create POSITIVE CHANGE.” That would have answered your question, should you have chosen to actually listen.
Nice try, but not really.
@Felix Lynch Lolllllll…typing a thing and stating it NEVER makes it true. Name one thing I have commented in this thread that rings victimization. I’ll wait for your Foreign exchange to way in on your assumption of my nationality. Citizenship, Nationality don’t dictate Individuality. Also… you don’t have to be an American to be wrong and have an hypothesis based on nothing. Ignorance is global.
@S N. Positive change through burning down buildings, im with you sista!
@Archibald Belanus where’s the injustice with african americans in the usa ???
ok lets gooo!!! Moment in the life for impulse to turn
Message her for any kinds of help
Hm
Woke nonsense. You are not oppressed.
Now tell us how to turn momentum into Money
The liberal black female is lost
Not what I expected from that title, but I’m ok with it.
Loved the video, but can anyone explain to me what exactly she did? I only understood that she quit basketball, but to do what instead? I’m not a native speaker, would appreciate if someone explained 🙂
“If we’re all watching the same thing, why aren’t we upset?”
*_meanwhile… the whole world is upset_*