🎙️ Episode 6 – Racetracks & Diamonds: Breaking Barriers in F1 and Baseball 🏁⚾

What do Formula One and Negro League Baseball have in common? Way more than you’d expect.

This week on Behind the Sport, we’re digging deep into the stories of athletes who defied the odds and redefined history.

🏎️ Michael Sawyer, author of the definitive new Lewis Hamilton biography, breaks down the barriers Hamilton faced as the only Black driver in F1—and how his story reflects a bigger struggle in elite sports.

⚾ Gerald Early, cultural critic and author of Play Harder, joins us to celebrate the overlooked legends of the Negro Leagues and examine how Black baseball helped reshape American identity.

🎯 We’re talking activism, legacy, access, and even having a little fun with a rapid-fire Would You Rather.

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Host: Giovanna Scroggins – @giovannascroggins

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