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Jemele Hill has branded Caitlin Clark's fame and success partly 'problematic,' as the ex-ESPN personality cited the Indiana Fever star's 'race and sexuality' as reasons for her rise

Atlantic contributor and sportswriter Jemele Hill said Sunday that the United States was "nearly as bad as Nazi Germany." "Been reading Isabel Wilkerson’s new book, ‘Caste,' and if you were of the opinion that the United States wasn’t nearly as bad as Nazi Germany, how wrong you are," Hill tweeted. ------------------------------------------------------ Jemele Hill Been reading Isabel Wilkerson’s new book, “Caste,” and if you were of the opinion that the United States wasn’t nearly as bad as Nazi Germany, how wrong you are. Can’t encourage you enough to read this masterpiece. --------------------------------------------------- Wilkerson's social history book Caste: The Origins of Our...

by Brian Unger | 24News Former ESPN anchor and now The Atlantic’s Jemele Hill referenced a public assassination during President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night.Hill, a far-leftist who despises Trump and has falsely labeled the president a “white supremacist,” alluded to the assassination of Malcolm X, who was gunned down in front of his supporters and family while preparing to give a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in 1965.“[P]lease let @AOC yell out ‘whose mans is this,'” actor Desus Nice posted on Twitter.Hill responded, “Nah, she gotta yell: GETCHO HAND OUT MY POCKET.”The "GETCHO HAND OUT MY POCKET” quote refers...

Jemele Hill has been selected as the 2018 Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). The annual award recognizes a black journalist who has amassed a distinguished body of work with extraordinary depth, scope and significance to the people of the African Diaspora. Known for her provocative commentary on what’s happening in sports and in the news, Hill is a senior correspondent and columnist for ESPN’s The Undefeated. She uses her platform to address national, social and cultural issues, in addition to sports. Hill nearly broke the internet last year when she criticized President Donald...

ESPN has released a statement on Jemele Hill's string of tweets Monday in which she ripped Donald Trump. Hill, who co-hosts the 6 p.m. edition of SportsCenter, started off by responding to a tweet about Kid Rock. Things quickly escalated from there and Hill started to respond to people about Trump. The topic of the tweets quickly shifted to white supremacy. Tuesday afternoon, ESPN PR addressed Hill's comments.

ESPN’s Jemele Hill tweeted something on Monday night that most certainly would result in her firing, if she was a conservative. Since she’s basically the opposite of that, we’ll have to wait and see how ESPN handles it. Hill, who co-hosts ESPN’s 6PM SportsCenter broadcast, took to Twitter Monday evening and called President Trump a white supremacist: