Hosts Rekaya Gibson and Angela Spears discuss the United States (US) Open Tennis Championships. They share results from the women’s singles and the men’s singles. They highlight Naomi Osaka’s win and activism. They mention other up and coming black tennis players who participated in the 2020 US Open such as Robin Montgomery, Hailey Baptiste, Whitney Osuigwe, and Frances Tiafoe. #KeepItSporty
2020 NFL Season: Teams and Players to Watch
Hosts Rekaya Gibson and Angela Spears discuss the kickoff of the National Football League (NFL) 101st Season. They talk about league changes due to the pandemic and social injustice. They share their thoughts about teams and players to watch. They also make some predictions about the season and disclose their NFL Week 1 picks. #KeepItSporty
Jason Wright, The NFL’s First Black President
Hosts Rekaya Gibson and Angela Spears feature Jason Wright, The Washington Football Team President. They discuss his role and responsibilities. They also share some interesting facts about the former National Football League (NFL) running back turned businessman. #KeepItSporty
NBA Update: 2020
Hosts Rekaya Gibson and Angela Spears give an update on the NBA Playoffs and life inside the bubble in Orlando, Florida. They share their predictions for the NBA conference finals. They pick their KIA NBA Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year. Also, they mention the NBA Draft Lottery. #KeepItSporty
WNBA Update: 2020
Host Rekaya Gibson shares an update about the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) 24th Season. She discusses its schedule change and prevention measures due to COVID-19; the WNBA standing as of August 12, 2020; and players to watch. She also explains the Tap to Cheer app. #KeepItSporty
Marketing HBCU Sports to Black Consumers
Hosts Rekaya Gibson and Angela Spears chat with special guest Dr. Kristal McGreggor, a sports management adjunct faculty at Jackson College. They discuss the sports culture of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and why the time is now for HBCUs to market to Black consumers. They share their recommendations on how to market HBCU sports to Black consumers. Also, they talk about Hampton University and North Carolina A&T leaving the Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference (MEAC) to join the Big South Conference. Is the decision to leave the MEAC killing the culture of HBCUs? #KeepItSporty
Quotes and Speeches: Who Said That?
Hosts Rekaya Gibson and Angela Spears share inspirational quotes and speeches by athletes, coaches, and sportscasters. They try to guest who said that. How many can you get right? #KeepItSporty
Renaming the Redskins
Host Rekaya Gibson chats with special guest Candi Waller, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CWall Sports and Entertainment, about the Washington football team retiring its moniker, Redskins. They discuss the team’s history for using the word ‘redskins.’ They also share possible names and fan reactions to the name change. #KeepItSporty
Negro Leagues Baseball Facts
Host Rekaya Gibson shares some facts about the Negro Leagues baseball in honor of its 100-year anniversary. She discusses the “Tip Your Cap to the Negro Leagues” campaign. She also mentions the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. #KeepItSporty
Emile Griffith, a Great American Boxer
Black Girls Talk Sports Podcast features Professional Boxer Emile Griffith in honor of Caribbean American Heritage Month and Pride Month. He won five world boxing championships in the 1960s. His best-known match was against Benny Paret who died because of their fight. The bi-sexual, Caribbean American athlete retired in 1977 with 85 wins (23 knockouts), 24 losses, and 2 draws. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. Griffith died in 2013 at the age of 75.