Black Woman's Renaissance

Today’s show will celebrate the accomplishments and discuss the challenges of professional tennis player Naomi Osaka. 

Twenty three year old Naomi has been ranked No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) having won 7 titles and is the first Black and Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles. She is a four-time Grand Slam singles champion, and is the reigning champion at the US Open and the Australian Open.  Notable, At the 2018 US Open and the 2019 Australian Open, Osaka won her first two Grand Slam singles titles in back-to-back Grand Slam tournaments, and is the first player to achieve this feat since Jennifer Capriati in 2001. She also became the first woman to win successive Grand Slam singles titles since Serena Williams in 2015. 

This is why we celebrate Sista Naomi Osaka as the Black Renaissance Woman of the week.  

KEEPING IT REAL!

Naomi subsequently withdrew from the French Open as she stated, "I stand by that. Athletes are humans. Tennis is our privileged profession, and of course there are commitments off the court that coincide. But I can’t imagine another profession where a consistent attendance record (I have missed one press conference in my seven years on tour) would be so harshly scrutinized.

Do we expect athletes to be on point ALL OF THE TIME?

Sha'Carri Richardson born on March 25, 2000 is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 meters and 200 meters. Richardson rose to fame in 2019 as a freshman at Louisiana State University, running 10.75 seconds to break the 100 meter record at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championships.

This winning time made her one of the ten fastest women in history at 19 years of age.

On July 1, it was reported that Richardson had tested positive for THC (the main psychoactive component found in cannabis) following the 100 m final at the U.S. Trials, invalidating her results and making her ineligible to compete in the 100 meter race at the Olympics. After successfully completing a counseling program, she accepted a one-month period of ineligibility that began on June 28, 2021 thus disqualifying her from the 100 meters race. Since the 30-day suspension ends July 27, 2021, she could have been eligible for the Women's 4 × 100 relay scheduled for August 5, 2021. However, she was not selected, thereby missing the Olympics entirely.

KEEPING IT REAL-

the Debate

Is the rule fair, should athletes be tested for marijuana use?

Marijuana is banned in competition — but not out of competition — under the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code.

For a positive test at a competition, if an athlete establishes that it was ingested out of competition and unrelated to sport performance, the ban is three months. In that case, the ban can be reduced further to one month if the athlete completes a substance of abuse treatment program

CO-HOST Bonnecia Williams says the rule is unfair

Sha'Carre has diverse support who believes she is being treated unfairly

NBA player Ricky Williams, Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, National Women's Soccer League Sydney Leroux, Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson,

HOST Violet Adams say the rule is fair, President Biden, Uncle Jo,e states, “Rules are Rules”.

I know that this country has passed laws to maintain the power hierarchy and caste system as discussed in our last show.  But I agree My question is who gave her the weed?  Back in the day certain people were left off limits 

2nd.  If the rule was banned, then where is the limit? Will athletes be allowed to toke on the podium after a win?

3rd. Athletes value their bodies as their temples.  They monitor what they eat, what they drink and everything that enters their bodies and minds for that matter. Won’t this change when no limitations are set? Today it’s weed, tomorrow what?

Join us for details about what formed our perspective and what this all means for you.

In this inaugural episode, we reveal the origin of the idea of the Black Woman Renaissance Podcast.   We also discuss Isabel Wilkerson and her book's, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent, explanation of the Black Woman's relegation to the bottom rung of the American hierarchy. 

We praise the women who came before us and introduce this podcast's future in celebrating the accomplishments and struggles of the Black Woman.  

It's Our Renaissance, We are finally walking in our potential, March on Sistas!

Introduction to Black Woman.s Renaissance, a Podcast for all people to support the accomplishments and struggles of Black Women.

Produced by Dr Violet T. Adams, Music by Antoine Gibson, Produced by Mutali Music