WNBA champion Natasha Cloud spoke about her passion for social justice on Thursday.
Cloud, who opposed the US government on social media about the costs of living in May 2024, spoke this week in the DEI defense after President Donald Trump ordered the abolition of several government DEI programs.
“The system of power is working because they were always meant to work,” Cloud told The Associated Press. “And it's time to break down the system that's exclusively white.”
Cloud added that she believes the country is “paying money on people.”
“I understand the business side, I understand the human side,” Cloud said. “Too often, this country puts the human side aside and puts profits and money on people.”
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Mercury Guard Cloud against Indiana Fever on June 30, 2024 at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Mark J. Rebilas-Usa Today Sports)
The 33-year-old Connecticut Sunguard's previous statement on the cost of living asked Americans from all backgrounds to talk about the high cost of living.
“At some point we have to put the difference aside and realize that we are all getting an f about yall who are tired of this s—everyone can eat.
“If you don't want to fight for strangers more than fight for your own children, your grandchild can't afford to retire your grandchild, your sister who pays thousands of dollars for insulin, which costs you to make your daughter in 100k debt after college.”
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Phoenix Mercury Guard Natasha Cloud Cloud gesture after a three-point basket against LA Sparks at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on July 7, 2024. (Kirby Lee-Usa Today Sports)
In that post, Cloud tagged Democrats, Republicans, former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris, pointing to issues like inflation and the national minimum wage.
But before that, in 2020, Cloud sat in the WNBA season, focusing on community reform efforts and taking part in George Floyd's protest. She also called on the use of social media platforms that year to use the WNBA Arena as a polling station.
Currently, Cloud is just one of Connecticut's Sun players seeking political action at the start of Trump's second term.
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Phoenix Mercury's Natasha Cloud will face Angel Reese of the Sky at Wintra Store Arina in Chicago on August 15th, 2024. (Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Her Connecticut Sun teammate Dihonai Carrington caused a fierce repulsion by wearing it Anti-card shirt In January, a week later, she called on WNBA players to “take action.”
“We're making sure some policies are already in place. Of course, that's when we take action, just as the WNBA is at the forefront of many of these moves,” Carrington said. “It definitely needs to happen because women's rights are being deprived.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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