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Black Girls Talk Sports, hosted by Rekaya Gibson, is a podcast where women of color discuss all things sports, including but not limited to amateur and professional football, basketball, and baseball.

Black Girls Talk Sports Rekaya Gibson - Author, Writer, and Sports Enthusiast

    • Sports
    • 4.4 • 16 Ratings

Black Girls Talk Sports, hosted by Rekaya Gibson, is a podcast where women of color discuss all things sports, including but not limited to amateur and professional football, basketball, and baseball.

    Calvin Peete: A Black Trailblazer in Golf

    Calvin Peete: A Black Trailblazer in Golf

    Host Angela Spears pays tribute to Calvin Peete, an African American professional golfer who taught himself how to play golf at 24 and became the most successful Black player on the PGA Tour before Tiger Woods. #blackgolfer #keepitsporty #golf

    Podcast Items of Interest:
    Join our Facebook Group (Women only) @BlackGirlsTalkSports
    Podcast Sponsor: Food Temptress Cookbook Store – foodtemptress.com
    Sources:

    thehistorymakers.org/biography/calvin-peete-44

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Peete

    • 12 min
    NBA Players with NBA sons

    NBA Players with NBA sons

    Hosts Rekaya Gibson and Angela Spears discuss NBA players with sons in the NBA, past and present. They also mention NBA players with daughters in the WNBA. They share fun facts about NBA players. #KeepItSporty
    Podcast Items of Interest:
    Listen and Support Black Girls Talk Sports Podcast - https://www.blackgirlstalksports.com
    Join our Facebook Group (Women only) @BlackGirlsTalkSports
    Follow us on Instagram @BlackGirlsTalkSportsPodcast
    Download BGTS Android App for free in the Google Play Store
    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackgirlstalksports.android.girls
    Podcast Sponsor: Food Temptress Cookbook Store – https://www.foodtemptress.com
    Sources:
    Brown III, T. (2022, June 29). Ranking best NBA sons of former players in league today: Warriors have multiple second-generation stars. USA Today. https://bit.ly/3xA8XH3
    Fattal, T. (2022, August 10). Sierra Canyon basketball adds Ashton Hardaway, son of former NBA star Penny Hardaway. MSN. https://bit.ly/3Dz5Pig 
    Polacek, S. (2022, August 1). Dell Curry Reveals When He Knew Warriors' Stephen Curry Would Become NBA All-Star. Bleacher Report. https://bit.ly/3QRWC7Y
    Sabin, C. (2020, March 11). Father and Sons that Played in the NBA. Crown Hoops. 
    https://crownhoops.com/2020/03/11/father-and-sons-that-played-in-the-nba
    Wikipedia Contributors. (2022, September 10. Corey Crowder. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Crowder
    Wikipedia Contributors. (2022, June 17). Matt Guokas Sr. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://bit.ly/3BSkPGZ
    Wikipedia Contributors. (2022, March 9). Stan Love. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Love_(basketball)

    • 26 min
    WNBA Players with NBA Sons

    WNBA Players with NBA Sons

    Hosts Rekaya Gibson and Angela Spears discuss Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) mothers who have sons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This includes Pamela McGee, the first WNBA player to have a son in the NBA and a daughter in the WNBA. 
    #KeepItSporty
    Mentioned in this episode:
    Niele Ivey
    Rhonda Smith-Banchero
    Joy Holmes-Harris
    Daynia La-Force, Atlanta Dream assistant coach
    Terrance Mann, Los Angeles Clippers
    Imani McGee
    Podcast Items of Interest:
    Listen and Support Black Girls Talk Sports Podcast - https://www.blackgirlstalksports.com
    Join our Facebook Group (Women only) @BlackGirlsTalkSports
    Follow us on Instagram @BlackGirlsTalkSportsPodcast
    Download BGTS Android App for free in the Google Play Store
    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackgirlstalksports.android.girls
    Podcast Sponsor: Food Temptress Cookbook Store – https://www.foodtemptress.com
    Sources:
    Deb, S. and Cacciola, S. (2022, June 25). For Some NBA Draftees, Making it to the Pros Runs in the Family. New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/25/sports/basketball/nba-fathers-sons-players.html
    Kassahun, T. (2022, June 24). Jaden Ivey Expressed Gratitude for His Mom, Who Played in the WNBA, After He was Drafted by Detroit Pistons. Yahoo. yahoo.com/video/jaden-ivey-expressed-gratitude-mom-165847430.html
    Lundblad, J. (2008, May 16). Mother-son legacy a first for WNBA/NBA. ESPN. espn.com/nba/draft2008/columns/story?page=080513-mcgee
    The Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame (2022). Joy Holmes Harris.
    https://ohiobasketballhalloffame.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/2016/joy-holmes-harris.html
    Schiffer, A. and Tucker, K. (2022, June 21). Moms taught Banchero, Ivey, Sochan and Washington the game. Now they’re top NBA Draft prospects. The Athletic. https://theathletic.com/3370018/2022/06/21/banchero-ivey-sochan-washington-moms/
    Tidal League. (2021, May 19). Gary Harris' mom, Joy Harris. 
    tidalleague.com/show/court-side-moms/gary-harris-mom-joy-harris
    Wikipedia contributors. (2022, June 15). Pamela McGee. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_McGee
    Wikipedia contributors. (2022, May 23). Daynia La-Force. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daynia_La-Force
    Wikipedia contributors. (2022, June 28). Daynia La-Force. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niele_Ivey
    WNBA. (2014, June 27). WNBA Mother and NBA Son: Joy Holmes Harris and Gary Harris
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOAAe6tz7Nk

    • 12 min
    UCLA and USC Moving to the Big Ten

    UCLA and USC Moving to the Big Ten

    Hosts Rekaya Gibson and Angela Spears share their thoughts about the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of California of Los Angeles (UCLA) moving to the Big Ten conference in August 2023. They discuss the impact this move will have on the Pac-12, the Big Ten and athletes. They also mention the effects it will have on sports, especially football, track and field and gymnastics. #KeepItSporty
    Mentioned in this episode:
    Mike Bohn, USC athletic director
    Martin Jarmond, UCLA athletic director
    Rose Bowl
    Indiana University
    Los Angeles Times
    Podcast Items of Interest:
    Listen and Support Black Girls Talk Sports Podcast - https://www.blackgirlstalksports.com
    Join our Facebook Group (Women only) @BlackGirlsTalkSports
    Follow us on Instagram @BlackGirlsTalkSportsPodcast
    Download BGTS Android App for free in the Google Play Store
    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackgirlstalksports.android.girls
    Podcast Sponsor: Food Temptress Cookbook Store – https://www.foodtemptress.com
    Sources:
    Curtis, J. (2022, July 1). USC, UCLA Will Leave Pac-12 to Join Big Ten in 2024. Sports Illustrated. https://bit.ly/3zyToQ7
    Multiple contributors. (2022, July 11). Inside the stunning USC-UCLA move to the Big Ten -- and the chaos that followed. ESPN. https://es.pn/3d7IzNp
    Thamel, P and Dinich, H. (2022, June 30). USC, UCLA moving from Pac-12 to Big Ten in 2024. ESPN. https://es.pn/3vGd0AK

    • 18 min
    Louise Fulton: a Black Woman Bowling Trailblazer

    Louise Fulton: a Black Woman Bowling Trailblazer

    Host Rekaya Gibson pays tribute to Louise Fulton, an American professional bowler. In 1964, she won the Professional Women’s Bowling Association’s Princeton Open, becoming the first African American to win a professional bowling title. Also, Fulton was the first African American bowler inducted into the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in 2001. #blackbowler #blackwomenbowlers #keepitsporty
    Mentioned in this episode:
    Marjorie Mitchell, professional bowler 
    Meadow Lanes Bowling Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 
    City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 
    Podcast Items of Interest:
    Listen and Support Black Girls Talk Sports Podcast - https://www.blackgirlstalksports.com
    Join our Facebook Group (Women only) @BlackGirlsTalkSports
    Follow us on Instagram @BlackGirlsTalkSportsPodcast
    Download BGTS Android App for free in the Google Play Store
    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackgirlstalksports.android.girls
    Podcast Sponsor: Food Temptress Cookbook Store – https://www.foodtemptress.com
    Sources:
    Louise Fulton and Marjorie Mitchell Papers and Photographs, 1982-2010, MSS 897, Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center. historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3AUS-QQS-mss897/viewer

    United States Bowling Congress. (2022). Louise Fulton. bowl.com/usbc-hall-of-fame/hall-of-famers/louise-fulton
    Wiggins, D. K., & Swanson, R. A. (Eds.). (2016). Separate Games: African American Sport behind the Walls of Segregation. University of Arkansas Press. doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt1f89v0m

    • 4 min
    Title IX 50th Anniversary Facts & Advocacy

    Title IX 50th Anniversary Facts & Advocacy

    Black Girls Talk Sports Podcast celebrates Title IX 50th Anniversary. Hosts Rekaya Gibson and Angela Spears discuss the meaning of Title IX. They share Title IX accomplishments for the past 50 years according to the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) report. They explain what still needs to be done about equity in women’s sports. They share recommendations to use to advocate for change and accountability. #KeepItSporty
    Mentioned in this episode:
    Title IX 50th Anniversary is June 23, 2022.
    Women’s Sports Foundation - womenssportsfoundation.org/titleix50
    Podcast Items of Interest:
    Listen and Support Black Girls Talk Sports Podcast - https://www.blackgirlstalksports.com
    Join our Facebook Group (Women only) @BlackGirlsTalkSports
    Follow us on Instagram @BlackGirlsTalkSportsPodcast
    Download BGTS Android App for free in the Google Play Store
    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackgirlstalksports.android.girls
    Podcast Sponsor: Food Temptress Cookbook Store – https://www.foodtemptress.com
    Sources:
    Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. (2022). Grove City College v. Bell - Facts and Case Summary. United States Courts. https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/grove-city-college-v-bell-facts-and-case-summary
    National Institute of Food and Agriculture (2022). Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972. United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.nifa.usda.gov/title-ix-education-amendments-act-1972
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration & Management. (2022). Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972. U.S. Department of Labor. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/centers-offices/civil-rights-center/statutes/title-ix
    Office for Civil Rights. (2021, October 27). Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. https://www.hhs.gov/civil-rights/for-individuals/sex-discrimination/title-ix-education-amendments/index.html
    Women’s Sports Foundation. (2022, May 4). 50 Years of Title IX: We’re Not Done Yet. WomensSportsFoundation.org. https://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/articles_and_report/50-years-of-title-ix-were-not-done-yet

    • 21 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
16 Ratings

16 Ratings

RichWest07 ,

Great potential

Just found this podcast and I like it. I love that it's WOC talking sports. From the episodes I've listened to so far, the content is good, but the conversations feel forced. I would like it to feel more relaxed and free. There's great potential here, I'll keep listening

kilstein ,

Trash

Everything gotta be about race these days lol

D.F. Pendrys ,

A+

Highly recommended! I'm glad I subscribed.

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