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Power of the Dream

With the first pickin the 2009 WNBA draft, the Atlanta Dream select Angel McCoughtry from...

With the first pick
in the 2009 WNBA draft, the Atlanta Dream select Angel McCoughtry from Louisville

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With the first pick in the 2009 WNBA draft,
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the Atlanta Dream select Angel McCoughtry
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from Louisville.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:22
Uploaded
Apr 03, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Industrial Media,Trilogy Films,Joy Mill Entertainment,Togethxr

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Movie Summary

The WNBA's journey from underestimation to activism, fighting for equal rights, fair compensation, and social justice, ultimately impacting U.S. politics.
You know, senior year rolls around, - Power of the Dream 00:09
You know, senior year rolls around,
{\an8}With the fourth pick in the 2015 WNBA draft, - Power of the Dream 00:11
{\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 00:07
{\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 00:06
{\an8}Not just sports history, women's history in gener...
And the sports culture has changed because of the WNBA. - Power of the Dream 00:06
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 00:10
{\an8}I think the activism that you see in the WNBA
We think the timing couldn't be better - Power of the Dream 00:05
We think the timing couldn't be better
The NBA admits it'll be an uphill battle. - Power of the Dream 00:08
The NBA admits it'll be an uphill battle.
It definitely does. But the real question's gonna be - Power of the Dream 00:06
It definitely does. But the real question's gonna be
We wanted everyone to see we are so intense - Power of the Dream 00:06
We wanted everyone to see we are so intense
You're talking about female athletes - Power of the Dream 00:13
You're talking about female athletes
Before you get too excited about the new additions, - Power of the Dream 00:07
Before you get too excited about the new additions,
We've always been shorted when it came to funding. - Power of the Dream 00:06
We've always been shorted when it came to funding.
The woman make an average of $30,000 a year, - Power of the Dream 00:16
The woman make an average of $30,000 a year,
And then it just quickly hit this low of - Power of the Dream 00:07
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 00:18
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 00:07
And that's what made them bond stronger together in the...
{\an8}Starting this week, - Power of the Dream 00:26
{\an8}Starting this week,
As a league of predominantly Black women, - Power of the Dream 00:12
As a league of predominantly Black women,
{\an8}For the women of the WNBA, in particular as Black women, - Power of the Dream 00:15
{\an8}For the women of the WNBA, in particular as Black wome...