The Black Heritage Society joins Brittney's family, friends, colleagues, and loved ones to bring Brittney Griner home. Brittney Griner is enduring inhuman treatment, deprived of contact with her family.
To President Joe Biden and V. President Kamala Harris
Sign the Bring Brittney Griner Home Petition
Brittney Griner is an American hero, wife, daughter, sister, teammate, anti-bullying advocate, Olympian, and WNBA superstar. Brittney Griner was arrested on February 17, 2022, on drug charges. Last month, the U.S. Department of State Officially reclassified Griner as wrongfully detained, "signaling a shift in how the agency handles her case. The change means that the U.S. considers legal proceedings in the Russian courts irrelevant to her case. Russian prosecutors claim illegal vape cartridges containing hashish oil were found in her luggage as she entered the country, but she has not formally been charged.
Russian law experts told Insider there is no evidence yet that this arrest was politically motivated.
However, Griner is in for a prolonged detainment and faces a system with a 99.75% conviction rate.
Her ongoing detention is an indefensible and agonizing attack; not only on Brittney Griner, her wife, and her family, President Biden and Vice President Harris must make every effort to bring her back home immediately.