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Behind the Pompoms: Cheerleading’s Checkered Past (Part 2)

Behind the Pompoms: Cheerleading’s Checkered Past (Part 2)

FromEvery Little Thing


Behind the Pompoms: Cheerleading’s Checkered Past (Part 2)

FromEvery Little Thing

ratings:
Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Apr 19, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Who decides what a cheerleader looks like? Or sounds like? In part two of a two-part episode, ELT digs into the complicated legacy of an American archetype.Guests: Natalie Adams, cheerleading researcher and professor at the University of Alabama; Sharita Richardson, cheerleading researcher, instructional coach at North Carolina A&T State University, and founder of Black Girls Cheer. Thanks to caller Jessica for the question. Special thanks to Vonciel Baker, one of the original seven Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and to Dee Brock, former manager of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
Released:
Apr 19, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (63)

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