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Juneteenth: Celebrating the culture with Croix Bethune
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To celebrate Juneteenth, Tamerra Griffin hosts a special episode of the podcast to explore the holiday and Blackness in the NWSL.
Alongside Tamerra's musings on the history of Juneteenth, commitment to liberation, and the importance of telling Black stories in soccer, she is joined by two special guests from the Washington Spirit.
First, rookie sensation Croix Bethune stops by to talk about how she is bringing the culture into her spectacular performances while also revealing some of what is behind her unique style off the pitch. Then, the D.C. club's VP of Community Development, RaShauna Hamilton, talks about why representing the city's Black community at the stadium is so important and how she cultivated intentional events to celebrate Juneteenth.
HOST: Tamerra Griffin
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen
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Articles mentioned on the show:
Croix Bethune on her USWNT call, record-breaking rookie year in NWSL and ‘demon time’
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Get in touch: fulltime@theathletic.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
166 episoder
Manage episode 424372301 series 2715882
To celebrate Juneteenth, Tamerra Griffin hosts a special episode of the podcast to explore the holiday and Blackness in the NWSL.
Alongside Tamerra's musings on the history of Juneteenth, commitment to liberation, and the importance of telling Black stories in soccer, she is joined by two special guests from the Washington Spirit.
First, rookie sensation Croix Bethune stops by to talk about how she is bringing the culture into her spectacular performances while also revealing some of what is behind her unique style off the pitch. Then, the D.C. club's VP of Community Development, RaShauna Hamilton, talks about why representing the city's Black community at the stadium is so important and how she cultivated intentional events to celebrate Juneteenth.
HOST: Tamerra Griffin
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen
________________
Articles mentioned on the show:
Croix Bethune on her USWNT call, record-breaking rookie year in NWSL and ‘demon time’
________________
Get in touch: fulltime@theathletic.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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