Black Girl Podcast

On December 6, 2016 five dope young ladies of one of the most influential stations in Hip-Hop, Hot 97 began to transition their everyday "girl code" to form a sisterhood like no other called the Black Girl Podcast. Through their diverse backgrounds and passion for the culture, Rebecca “Bex” Francois, Sapphira Martin, Alysha Pamphile, Gia Peppers and Deanii “Scottie Beam” Scott took their organic thoughts on pop culture, and life experiences to develop a daily dosage of melanin magic to develop the Black Girl Podcast.

On the 21^st Anniversary of Waiting to Exhale, an African American ode to sisterhood, Bex, Sapphira, Alysha, Gia Peppers and Scottie Beam have became the modern day voices of the movie’s characters, Savannah, Bernadine, Gloria and Robin, discussing everything from relationships, life choices, pain and just simply good old “kiki” or “girl” talk. Instead of girl talk moments being over glasses of wine like the ladies of Waiting to Exhale, Black Girl Podcast allows the airwaves to be the “wine glass” that is filled with unapologetic “tea.”

Black Girl Podcast

With similar podcasts such as Therapy for Black Girls, Black Girl In Om and Hey Girl,
Black Girl Podcast provides the hilarious, yet realistic, “girlfriend” approach to life. Black Girl Podcast is like having that friend that is going to “check” you, make sure you reach your goals and support you all the way. With the ladies cultivating various avenues of journalism, digital media and entrepreneurship, outside of their relentless passion for curating a podcast that provides dopeness, creativity and of course, sisterhood, the cast of Black Girl Podcast represent a generation of young African-American women who are true “go-getters!”

The unapologetic podcasts unites the five personalities and opinions that you would typically have in your clique. As you listen to the conversations, you will experience that “yasss” moment or a nodding of the head because you're in complete agreement! With collectively over 250K followers, each cast member is relatable to all of their listeners!

Black Girl Podcast

The Black Girl Podcast is continuing to solidify their strong media presence with Essence Magazine, BET’s “Black Girls Rock” and many other media brands already recognizing the show and taking a major interest in these voices from women of color. From episodes titled “Ex-Factor,” “Choices,” “Headspace,” “Grind,” and to their pivotal episode number 40 titled, “Mirrors,” you are guaranteed to find a discussion that will nourish your soul, speak to your mind and provide confirmation on your “soul searching” progress.

Outside of being a dope podcast, Black Girl Podcast continues to set the bar with their anticipated Halloween Podcast Party, which will be held at the Barclays Center. The ladies have curated a podcast idea that has never been done before, especially by five African-American women. The historical event will be held at the heart of the Brooklyn Nets vs. Detroit Pistons game on October 31, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. To join the cast for the Halloween Podcast Party with a Live Q& A and Costume Party go to: https://nets.spinzo.com/black-girls-podcast-live-qa-2018-11-14-KBKNG?group=live-podcast-e69v

As a podcast, Black Girl Podcast continues to expand their brand and curate new ideas to bring raw, edgy, unapologetic conversations that are by the culture and for the culture. Sit back and get a dose of a podcast that screams “Angela Rye meets Solange, with a hint of Cardi B.”

Black Girl Podcast is on all streaming platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Play and SoundCloud.

Courtney Haywood

Writing since July 2017 · 3 stories contributed