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Power of the Dream

The WNBA's journey from underestimation to activism, fighting for equal rights, fair compensation, and social justice, ultimately impacting U.S. politics.

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Dawn Porter

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{\an8}Three WNBA games postponed last night
as the players filed suit with the NBA. - Power of the Dream

{\an8}Three WNBA games postponed last night as the players f...

These woman have negotiated one of the
most profitable CBA agreements in history. - Power of the Dream

These woman have negotiated one of the most profitable CBA a...

They've negotiated
the return of the bubble, - Power of the Dream

They've negotiated the return of the bubble,

Now we can discuss
what you guys want to talk about. - Power of the Dream

Now we can discuss what you guys want to talk about.

So each person tell me what
you are passionate about sharing today. - Power of the Dream

So each person tell me what you are passionate about sharing...

- I think voting for me.
- Okay, I'll set you up on voting. - Power of the Dream

- I think voting for me. - Okay, I'll set you up on vot...

We're a league full of women
who understand what's most important. - Power of the Dream

We're a league full of women who understand what's...

It's just, like, in our fabric - Power of the Dream

It's just, like, in our fabric

Atlanta Dream co-owner, Kelly Loeffler, - Power of the Dream

Atlanta Dream co-owner, Kelly Loeffler,

People who, literally, look like me
are being murdered. - Power of the Dream

People who, literally, look like me are being murdered.

This isn't something you ignore. - Power of the Dream

This isn't something you ignore.

Players are pissed.
Like, people are mad. - Power of the Dream

Players are pissed. Like, people are mad.

...control of the US Senate.
So, right now, - Power of the Dream

...control of the US Senate. So, right now,

The anger then fueled the "Fuck her,
we're gonna take her senate seat." - Power of the Dream

The anger then fueled the "Fuck her, we're gonna t...

{\an8}♪ Yes, I'm high, I'm mighty, righteous
I'm an all-black, fair trade diamond ♪ - Power of the Dream

{\an8}♪ Yes, I'm high, I'm mighty, righteous I...

I remember
I was about eight years old, - Power of the Dream

I remember I was about eight years old,

And could do acrobatic things
that most girls couldn't do. - Power of the Dream

And could do acrobatic things that most girls couldn't ...

And from there,
I ended up playing basketball. - Power of the Dream

And from there, I ended up playing basketball.

I don't remember necessarily that moment
I picked up the ball. - Power of the Dream

I don't remember necessarily that moment I picked up th...

This was probably in fifth or sixth grade, - Power of the Dream

This was probably in fifth or sixth grade,

As we were leaving
later that day, - Power of the Dream

As we were leaving later that day,

I love the sweat.
I love the sound of the ball bouncing. - Power of the Dream

I love the sweat. I love the sound of the ball bouncing.

And really close
interpersonal relationships - Power of the Dream

And really close interpersonal relationships

I love the competition. - Power of the Dream

I love the competition.

Honestly, my favorite thing
about the game is - Power of the Dream

Honestly, my favorite thing about the game is

I'm of a generation
that didn't grow up with the WNBA. - Power of the Dream

I'm of a generation that didn't grow up with the W...

The NBA is bankrolling
a new hoop league for women. - Power of the Dream

The NBA is bankrolling a new hoop league for women.

♪ Oh, oh, there she go,
she is so unstoppable ♪ - Power of the Dream

♪ Oh, oh, there she go, she is so unstoppable ♪

I was around ten or 11,
and I remember, um, - Power of the Dream

I was around ten or 11, and I remember, um,

I was like, what's that?
They're like, the NBA, but for girls. - Power of the Dream

I was like, what's that? They're like, the NBA, bu...

That's when I started watching women
that really just looked like me. - Power of the Dream

That's when I started watching women that really just l...

I didn't have to squish my feet
into small shoes anymore - Power of the Dream

I didn't have to squish my feet into small shoes anymor...

♪ Oh, oh, there she go ♪ - Power of the Dream

♪ Oh, oh, there she go ♪

I was planning
to go to medical school. - Power of the Dream

I was planning to go to medical school.

{\an8}With the first pick
in the 2012 WNBA draft, - Power of the Dream

{\an8}With the first pick in the 2012 WNBA draft,

To do something
and get paid for it that you love to do, - Power of the Dream

To do something and get paid for it that you love to do,

I now was choosing a college, - Power of the Dream

I now was choosing a college,

With the first pick
of the 2002 WNBA draft, - Power of the Dream

With the first pick of the 2002 WNBA draft,

I remember
getting the phone call, - Power of the Dream

I remember getting the phone call,

{\an8}With the ninth pick
in the 2013 WNBA draft, - Power of the Dream

{\an8}With the ninth pick in the 2013 WNBA draft,

To hear my name announced,
it was, like, surreal. - Power of the Dream

To hear my name announced, it was, like, surreal.

With the first pick
in the 2009 WNBA draft, - Power of the Dream

With the first pick in the 2009 WNBA draft,

You know,
senior year rolls around, - Power of the Dream

You know, senior year rolls around,

{\an8}With the fourth pick
in the 2015 WNBA draft, - Power of the Dream

{\an8}With the fourth pick in the 2015 WNBA draft,

{\an8}The WNBA has been one of the greatest
success stories in women's history. - Power of the Dream

{\an8}The WNBA has been one of the greatest success stories ...

{\an8}Not just sports history,
women's history in general. - Power of the Dream

{\an8}Not just sports history, women's history in gener...

And the sports culture has changed
because of the WNBA. - Power of the Dream

And the sports culture has changed because of the WNBA.

{\an8}I think the activism
that you see in the WNBA - Power of the Dream

{\an8}I think the activism that you see in the WNBA

We think the timing couldn't be better - Power of the Dream

We think the timing couldn't be better

The NBA admits
it'll be an uphill battle. - Power of the Dream

The NBA admits it'll be an uphill battle.

It definitely does.
But the real question's gonna be - Power of the Dream

It definitely does. But the real question's gonna be

We wanted everyone to see
we are so intense - Power of the Dream

We wanted everyone to see we are so intense

You're talking
about female athletes - Power of the Dream

You're talking about female athletes

Before you get too excited
about the new additions, - Power of the Dream

Before you get too excited about the new additions,

We've always been shorted
when it came to funding. - Power of the Dream

We've always been shorted when it came to funding.

The woman make
an average of $30,000 a year, - Power of the Dream

The woman make an average of $30,000 a year,

And then it just quickly hit this low of - Power of the Dream

And then it just quickly hit this low of

So you have a lot of openly gay
players in the WNBA. - Power of the Dream

So you have a lot of openly gay players in the WNBA.

And that's what made them bond stronger
together in their locker room. - Power of the Dream

And that's what made them bond stronger together in the...

{\an8}Starting this week, - Power of the Dream

{\an8}Starting this week,

As a league
of predominantly Black women, - Power of the Dream

As a league of predominantly Black women,

{\an8}For the women of the WNBA,
in particular as Black women, - Power of the Dream

{\an8}For the women of the WNBA, in particular as Black wome...

Each one of those players
wakes up every day - Power of the Dream

Each one of those players wakes up every day

There are things
that are so much bigger than us - Power of the Dream

There are things that are so much bigger than us

I believe, after almost 30 years
of covering this league, - Power of the Dream

I believe, after almost 30 years of covering this league,

2016 was a rough year for this country. - Power of the Dream

2016 was a rough year for this country.

{\an8}Being a presidential year,
and given the fact - Power of the Dream

{\an8}Being a presidential year, and given the fact

It was a very tumultuous,
uncomfortable time for this country. - Power of the Dream

It was a very tumultuous, uncomfortable time for this countr...

Then you had a summer in 2016 - Power of the Dream

Then you had a summer in 2016

{\an8}Protests growing louder
in Baton Rouge - Power of the Dream

{\an8}Protests growing louder in Baton Rouge

When Philando Castile
was murdered on Facebook live, - Power of the Dream

When Philando Castile was murdered on Facebook live,

{\an8}That put us
on a way different course. - Power of the Dream

{\an8}That put us on a way different course.

'Cause you had athletes who were speaking
out against what they were seeing. - Power of the Dream

'Cause you had athletes who were speaking out against w...

Leading that charge
were the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA. - Power of the Dream

Leading that charge were the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA.

Lynx players Saturday
unveiled new warm-up shirts - Power of the Dream

Lynx players Saturday unveiled new warm-up shirts

{\an8}We, as a nation, can decide
to stand up for what is right, - Power of the Dream

{\an8}We, as a nation, can decide to stand up for what is ri...

The Minnesota Lynx,
they're at the peak of dynasty, right? - Power of the Dream

The Minnesota Lynx, they're at the peak of dynasty, rig...

This is the best team in the league, - Power of the Dream

This is the best team in the league,

And yet, she did not mind being the face,
the voice, her and her teammates, - Power of the Dream

And yet, she did not mind being the face, the voice, her and...

There's something about that
that is so historic, - Power of the Dream

There's something about that that is so historic,

{\an8}When the Minnesota Lynx wore
the T-shirts that they wore - Power of the Dream

{\an8}When the Minnesota Lynx wore the T-shirts that they wo...

So for me, especially as a white player,
it was definitely a learning lesson. - Power of the Dream

So for me, especially as a white player, it was definitely a...

The police union says
four off-duty cops were offended. - Power of the Dream

The police union says four off-duty cops were offended.

When they decided
they were gonna speak out - Power of the Dream

When they decided they were gonna speak out

Which, oh, by the way,
years later, George Floyd. - Power of the Dream

Which, oh, by the way, years later, George Floyd.

These are the woman
of the New York Liberty team. - Power of the Dream

These are the woman of the New York Liberty team.

The WNBA actually tried to fine players
for wearing shirts, - Power of the Dream

The WNBA actually tried to fine players for wearing shirts,

The WNBA has fined
the Fever, Liberty, and Mercury. - Power of the Dream

The WNBA has fined the Fever, Liberty, and Mercury.

Each team was fined $5,000
and the players 500. - Power of the Dream

Each team was fined $5,000 and the players 500.

{\an8}I started in this role in 2016. - Power of the Dream

{\an8}I started in this role in 2016.

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The WNBA's journey from underestimation to activism, fighting for equal rights, fair compensation, and social justice, ultimately impacting U.S. politics.

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Director: Dawn Porter

Writer: N/A

Production: Industrial Media,Trilogy Films,Joy Mill Entertainment,Togethxr

Genre: documentary

Year: 2024

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

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Released: 18 Jun 2024

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Homepage: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZPHS2DM