via EEWMagazine/J.T. Wyatt: Jemele Hill is being called a “racist” and “segregationist” after writing in The Atlantic that black athletes should refuse white universities in favor of Historically Black Colleges and Universities as a way of bridging the wealth gap. Hill, 43, was told by an online critic that “MLK would be ashamed” of her, […]
via BlackAmericaWeb: Former ESPN “SportsCenter” anchor Jemele Hill will launch a podcast exclusively on Spotify, titled “Unbothered.” “I have a lot of things to say, and there’s not a lot of platforms that give you the freedom to not just be thoughtful but to come with a realness that not everyone is prepared to accept,” said Hill in remarks […]
via essence/photo Jemele Hill: Journalist and TV host Jemele Hill ended 2018 on a high note announcing her surprise engagement and sharing the big news with her fans across social media. Just days after Christmas, Hill, 43, posted photos of her fiancé, Ian Wallace, on bended knee on a rooftop as she smiled. Hill and Wallace have […]
via getupmornings: Jemele Hill said her prayer and now she’s newly engaged. She shared the news on social media saying, “I’ve called this my year of transition. I left a job, started a new job, moved to a new city and now … I’m engaged to the love of my life. I’m overjoyed and immensely […]
via essence: Jemele Hill doesn’t back down from speaking out against the social injustices she sees happening in sports or elsewhere. But while the sports journalist normally uses her platform to bring awareness to others’ issues, a new op-ed for The Atlantic is shining a light on an injustice the former SC6 host faced, herself. While trying to place her vote […]
via BlackAmericaWeb: Former ESPN host and columnist Jemele Hill is joining The Atlantic as a staff writer covering “the intersection of sports, race, politics, gender, and culture,” the magazine’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, announced Monday morning. “I’m very pleased to announce that the great @jemelehill is joining @TheAtlantic as a staff writer, he wrote on Twitter. “She’ll be covering the intersection of sports, […]
via Newsone: You can’t stop Jemele Hill from winning. She made history at ESPN with Michael Smith as the first all-Black anchor team on “SportsCenter” in February 2017. However, now that she has parted ways with shady ESPN, she already landed a new job with — you can’t get any better than this — LeBron James. The Hollywood Reporter reports, Jemele Hill “will […]
via CNN: Jemele Hill will leave ESPN after accepting a buyout from the company, Sporting News’ Michael McCarthy reported Saturday. According to James Andrew Miller, who co-authored a book detailing the history of ESPN, Hill’s departure will become final Sept. 1. Miller described her buyout as “amicable” and a “long time coming.” Hill had worked alongside Michael Smith […]
via eurweb: After 12 years at ESPN, Jemele Hill is making plans to quit the world of sports for life behind the camera; focusing on stories about race and gender. Hill made her announcement from the stage Sunday at OZY Fest held in New York City, according to OZY.com. The Detroit-native told the audience that she would no longer “stick to […]
via BCNN1: During her time on ESPN’s flagship evening show, SportsCenter, Jemele Hill became a national name, not because of her opinions on the popular sports show but because she did not hesitate to call out Donald Trump’s tacit support of white nationalism on social media. Because of her fearlessness, the National Association of Black Journalists named Hill its 2018 […]
l via eurweb: Former “SportsCenter” anchordenies claims made in a former colleague’s lawsuit that ESPN’s Chris Berman left Hill a “racially disparaging voicemail” and that nothing happened to him after Hill complained. The voicemail allegations surfaced Monday (March 5) when former ESPN host Adrienne Lawrence filed a discrimination lawsuit against the network, claiming “SportsCenter” anchor John Buccigross sexually harassed her. She also […]
via BlackAmericaWeb: Jemele Hill, the ESPN anchor who became a household name after she called President Donald Trump “a white supremacist” last year, was expected to leave her role on the network’s flagship show “SportsCenter,” according to multiple reports. After being thrust smack dab in the middle of the president’s war of words against Black women, Hill […]
