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Enes Kanter (NBA Player/Activist)

Enes Kanter (NBA Player/Activist)

FromThe Accidental Activist


Enes Kanter (NBA Player/Activist)

FromThe Accidental Activist

ratings:
Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Nov 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week, Isha is joined by former NBA player and activist Enes Kanter Freedom. Enes has always understood the value of free speech — he grew up in Turkey under a dictatorship. Now, he’s using his platform to combat global human rights violations, from media suppression in his home country to the genocide of Uyghur Muslims in China. Enes and Isha break down his journey to activism and just how much his public stances against injustice have cost him and his family. They also revisit the pivotal game when Enes risked — and lost — his NBA career, and why he still doesn’t regret it. Follow Enes’s activist work here: http://enesfreedom.orgLearn more about Turkey’s human rights violations here: https://turkeypurge.comFollow Isha Sesay on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Wonder Media NetworkWebsiteInstagramTwitter
Released:
Nov 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (20)

For acclaimed journalist Isha Sesay, being surrounded by news of activism was the norm. But becoming an activist herself was never a role she envisioned—until now. In this new series, Isha sits down with an array of cultural icons who have also found themselves unexpectedly inhabiting a role as “activist.” She explores the motivating circumstances behind their passions, all while revealing the human condition that unites us all: a desire to make a difference in the world.