The SportsCrit Lab with Dr. G

In this episode, the third in the SportsCrit™ Lab Podcast's WNBA series, we explore how the WNBA collective bargaining agreement represents more than a labor negotiation—it functions as a public health intervention that improves the conditions of care for athletes. By examining coaching environments, athlete activism, and institutional policy, we discuss how athlete well-being is shaped by str...

In this 2nd episode of the SportsCrit™ Lab Podcast's WNBA series, Dr. Gyasmine George-Williams breaks down the newly approved WNBA Collective Bargaining Agreement through the SportsCrit™ tenet Spectatorship Is Power. The agreement marks one of the most significant labor victories in the history of women’s professional sports, delivering major improvements in salaries, benefits, travel conditio...

In this episode of The SportsCrit™ Lab Podcast, Dr. Gyasmine George-Williams unpacks SportsCrit™ Tenet: Progress Is Made When Power Is Paid. Using the current WNBA Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations as a case study, the episode explores how athletes' labor powers the multibillion-dollar sports industry—and why the people who create the value often receive only a fraction of the profi...

In this episode of The SportsCrit™ Lab Podcast, Dr. Gyasmine George-Williams unpacks SportsCrit™ Tenet: Progress Is Made When Power Is Paid. Using the current WNBA Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations as a case study, the episode explores how athletes' labor powers the multibillion-dollar sports industry—and why the people who create the value often receive only a fraction of the profi...

This episode documents the intersectional milestones of Super Bowl LX that are often overshadowed by political debate or commercial spectacle. Rather than centering controversy, this episode archives measurable, named, and documented cultural shifts that occurred during Super Bowl week and game day. Featured Milestones Discussed1. Coco Jones — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” (Pregame)* Performed the B...

In Episode 2 of the SportsCrit™ Super Bowl Series, Dr. Gyasmine George-Williams moves beyond the spectacle of halftime entertainment to examine the controversy surrounding Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance. Using SportsCrit™ Phase One as the analytic lens, this episode explores how backlash to a Spanish-dominant, Puerto Rican headliner reveals deeper tensions around national identity, belonging,...

In this episode of The SportsCrit™ Lab, Dr. Gyasmine George-Williams launches Phase One of SportsCrit™ by naming a foundational truth often hidden in plain sight: the field was never neutral. Using the NFL and the Super Bowl as a living case study, this episode introduces caste, racialized labor, and structural power as the real architecture of modern sport. Drawing on Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste and...

In this episode of the The SportsCrit™ Lab Podcast, its part two of the breakdown of the Critical Race Theory Tenet"Whiteness as Property" and Sportscrit tenet "The System of Whiteness get the Jersey, Locker and Legacy", Host and mind behind SportsCrit, Dr. Gyasmine George‑Williams (Dr. G) unpacks the recent denial of her course rooted in race, sport, and social justice — and situates that moment...

In this powerful new episode of the SportsCrit™ Lab Podcast, Dr. Gyasmine George-Williams unpacks the Critical Race Theory tenet of Whiteness as Property—a concept that reveals how white identity has historically functioned as a form of legal, social, cultural, and sports property. But we don’t stop at theory. From NCAA contracts to NIL loopholes, from generational wealth gaps to media framing in...

This one is special. 💫I was honored with the Faculty of the Year Award for the Dept of Kinesiology Health Promotion— and the person who introduced me on stage was none other than one of my fabulous students, Tatiana. Tatiana’s words weren’t just an introduction… they were testimony. 🖤 She spoke about the impact of my teaching, my mentorship, and the way SportsCrit™ has shaped her journey as a sc...

Shot out to Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, who inspired this episode's title! In this foundational episode of the SportsCrit™ Lab Podcast, Dr. G dives deep into what Critical Race Theory (CRT) is—and why it’s essential for reimagining sports education. Paying respect to the original founders of CRT, Dr. G breaks down key tenets in a way that’s accessible, relevant, and rooted in real-world examples f...

In this debut episode, Dr. G pulls back the curtain on what The SportsCrit™ Lab is all about—where scholarship, sport, and social justice collide. Learn how SportsCrit™ was born, why it matters, and how it’s being used to change the way we understand athletics in and outside the classroom. Dr. G breaks down:- What is a pedagogy—and why does SportsCrit™ matter in this moment?- How student-athletes...