Maya Moore Accepts Arthur Ashe Award for Her Work with Criminal Justice Reform at 2021 ESPY Awards
Maya Moore is the 2021 recipient of the Arthur Ashe Award. At this year’s ESPY Awards, the WNBA star, 32, was presented with the prestigious honor by Robin Roberts on what would have been Ashe’s 78th birthday. To accept her award, Moore was escorted to …
After Helping Her Husband Gain Freedom, Maya Moore Savors Her Own
Moore, the 2014 W.N.B.A. M.V.P., is reveling in married life and continuing a fight for criminal justice reform alongside Jonathan Irons, whom she married after helping him win his release from prison after 23 years. Continue reading (via NY Times) …
WNBA legend Maya Moore to be presented with Arthur Ashe Courage Award at 2021 ESPYS
WNBA legend Maya Moore, who walked away from basketball to help free a wrongfully convicted man, will be presented with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at The ESPYS on July 10 (8 p.m. ET/ABC). Moore, 32, a former WNBA MVP who has won four WNBA …
ESPN doc ‘Breakaway’ on Maya Moore’s criminal justice advocacy will debut in July
Maya Moore, a three-time All-Star Game MVP, is not playing basketball this season, but her presence and impact will still be felt during the WNBA’s All-Star Game next month. ESPN Films will debut its “30 for 30” installment, “Breakaway,” about Moore and her social justice …
Maya Moore Left Basketball. A Prisoner Needed Her Help
Moore, a W.N.B.A. star, said she wanted to translate social justice talk into action. Now she is on a sabbatical this season trying to help free a man she believes was wrongly convicted. Read Full Article (NY Times) …
Op-ed: WNBA star Maya Moore pushing for change to criminal justice system
A “win” for justice For too long, a “win” for a prosecutor has been a tally of convictions and trial results often resembling a sports scoreboard. We often track success in our justice system with a simple count, choosing to minimize the complexities of every …