WNBA star Caitlin Clark acknowledged her supposed “white” privilege and said the WNBA was “built” by black women during a recent interview with TIME Magazine.
Clark, who has been disparaged by players in the WNBA based on her skin color, was named TIME’s Athlete of the Year.
“I want to say I’ve earned every single thing, but as a white person, there is privilege,” Clark told TIME. “A lot of those players in the league that have been really good have been black players. This league has kind of been built on them.”
Clark went on to say that corporations need to invest in black players.
“The more we can appreciate that, highlight that, talk about that and then continue to have brands and companies invest in those players that have made this league incredible, I think it’s very important,” she said.
“I have to continue to try to change that,” Clark added. “The…
