S2 EP 7 - Black Feminism and Sports

In this episode, Drs. Letisha Brown and Tomika Ferguson join us to discuss Black feminist thought in sports studies and praxis. First, Drs. Brown and Ferguson define Black feminism, what makes it unique, impactful, and important within sports worlds. Then they describe how they apply it and live it in their scholarship, policy, and practices. In this way, we can see real world implications of Black feminist thought. This becomes clear in Dr. Ferguson's application of Black feminism in her program Black Athlete Sister Circle. We conclude with Dr Brown's discussion of how corporate media creates racial dramas to drive ratings, such as the Angel Reese-Caitlin clark "rivalry", but fall back on a racial script that stigmatizes Black women. Join the discussion on our Sports in Society discord server: https://discord.gg/QDzzETYThv