Black Girls Talk Sports

By: Rekaya Gibson - Author Writer and Sports Enthusiast
  • Summary

  • 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.
    2024
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Episodes
  • Calvin Peete: A Black Trailblazer in Golf
    Mar 6 2023

    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

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    13 mins
  • NBA Players with NBA sons
    Oct 23 2022

    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)

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    26 mins
  • WNBA Players with NBA Sons
    Sep 1 2022

    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

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    13 mins

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