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Author: Danesha Lewis

Danesha Lewis is a Ph.D. candidate at Rush University, medical education coordinator at Rush Medical College, founder of the Minority White Coat Foundation, and a public voices fellow with The OpEd Project.
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Gendered Treatment: If Brittney Griner Were a Man, Would Russia Release Her?

Danesha Lewis

WNBA champion Brittney Griner’s detainment in Russia seems to be a political pawn. This could have been wholly avoided if women were paid fairly in sports in the U.S.

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