She’s Known As The Most Dangerous Woman In The World
Black History Year
PushBlack
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🗓️ 14 February 2024
⏱️ 2 minutes
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Summary
It was now or never. Fredia Gibbs wanted to cry, but her uncle told her that it was a matter of life or death. With sweat pouring and tears in her eyes, she tried again.
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| 0:00.0 | It was now or never. |
| 0:05.0 | Freya Gibbs wanted to cry, but her uncle told her it was a matter of life or death. |
| 0:10.0 | With sweat pouring in tears in her eyes, she tried again. This is two minute black history. What |
| 0:18.1 | you didn't learn in school. Walking into a championship fight, a man in the stands yelled, |
| 0:33.4 | that's the black girl who came here to get knocked out. |
| 0:36.6 | Frida Gibbs was often bullied for her athletic frame, |
| 0:40.8 | as Western beauty standards systemically put girls like Gibbs in a bubble. |
| 0:46.0 | Luckily for the Pennsylvania native, she had a family who helped build her confidence. |
| 0:51.0 | Gibbs once said, my grandmother's words were like magic. |
| 0:55.0 | God blessed you with that body. |
| 0:57.2 | You have something special to do with that body. |
| 1:01.4 | Her grandmother encouraged her to embrace her athletic frame and after training |
| 1:06.3 | in martial arts with her uncle, it sparked her promising kickboxing career. In 1994, Gibbs became the first black female kickboxing world champion, proving the hecklers in the stands were wrong. |
| 1:25.0 | Now she teaches free self-defense lessons to her community and wants to be a role model for |
| 1:31.0 | children who also experienced bullying. |
| 1:34.0 | Gibbs was a rare talent in martial arts, but many women deal with the pressure of |
| 1:39.5 | conforming their physical appearance to Western standards. True liberation and |
| 1:45.0 | acceptance comes when we realize that all of us are beautiful in our |
| 1:50.5 | blackness. In order to move towards the future, you've got to look to the past. |
| 1:56.8 | This has been two minute black history, the podcast by Push Black. If you enjoyed this episode and want to show your support, please rate and |
| 2:05.2 | subscribe to our podcast. Together, let's celebrate and honor the legacy of black history. |
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