Nancy Armour Apologizes for Emmett Till Comparison in Caitlin Clark Column as USA Today Faces Backlash
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 23
Nancy Armour Apologizes for Emmett Till Comparison in Caitlin Clark Column as USA Today Faces Backlash
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 23
Summary
Nancy Armour said Thursday she made an “inartful comparison” by invoking Emmett Till in a USA Today column about Caitlin Clark, adding that she had intended to tie the issue to the WNBA All-Star Game in Chicago.
The apology followed sharp backlash to Armour’s column, which argued Clark’s reactions to missed calls could endanger Black and queer WNBA players and referenced the history of violence against Black people “in the name of defending white women.”
Chicago became part of Armour’s explanation because the WNBA All-Star Game is there this weekend and a local exhibit imagines Till’s life had he not been lynched in 1955.
The dispute widened after critics across sports media condemned the analogy as extreme and trivializing, with some also questioning USA Today’s editorial oversight after the column was published.