The WNBA and Nike announced Friday that it would be pulling the Dallas Wings’ newly unveiled special edition jerseys meant to honor female empowerment after learning the historic group which inspired its design excluded Black women. WNBA APPROVES SALE OF ATLANTA DREAM MONTHS AFTER KELLY LOEFFLER CONTROVERSY"The recently unveiled Dallas Wings Nike Rebel Edition uniform was designed to celebrate a group of Texas-based women pilots during World War II. However, Nike, the WNBA and the Dallas Wings recently learned the history of the program does not align with our shared values of diversity, equity and inclusion," the statement read. They included the WNBA Nike Heroine Edition, Explorer Edition and the Rebel Edition. "With all their resources, the Wings, the WNBA and Nike somehow collectively botched this," she said.

Source: Fox News April 17, 2021 19:46 UTC