Human Rights Campaign president Kelley Robinson applauds the collective work of the Biden administration, Black and LGBTQ activists for bringing Griner home.
When Cherelle Griner addressed the nation Thursday morning just moments after President Joe Biden announced that her wife, WNBA star Brittney Griner, was free after 10 months in Russian custody, Cherelle acknowledged that there were “so many hands involved” in the fight to bring her home.
While the work of the Biden-Harris administration ultimately led to the successful release of Griner, who the U.S. State Department consistently said was wrongfully detained, advocacy groups and activists were also instrumental in keeping the public attention on her case.
A host of advocates worked both in front and behind the scenes to ensure that the federal government was doing all it could to negotiate Griner’s freedom, from former Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, whom Cherelle personally thanked in her White House remarks, to today!
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