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Where Are All the Black Women in Sports Journalism?
We spoke with Elaine Welteroth about her emotional conversation with sports journalists Cari Champion, MJ Acosta-Ruiz and Kelsey Nicole Nelson
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Athletes, Celebrities Salute Serena Williams Following Her Retirement
‘I saw somebody who looked like me dominating the game and it made me believe that I could dominate too,’ American tennis star Coco Gauff said.
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ESPN Removes Max Kellerman from First Take; Which Means Screamin’ A. Smith and Michael Irvin Could be Tormenting Us Very Soon
ESPN’s hit show First Take is about to undergo some massive changes.
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Following Maria Taylor’s Departure, Veteran Journalist LZ Granderson Announces Exodus From ESPN After 17 Years
The 49-year-old cited numerous struggles related to his race and sexuality that factored into his decision.
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Nischelle Turner Makes History as First Black Woman to Co-Host Entertainment Tonight
Longtime entertainment correspondent Nischelle Turner has made history this week, The Root has learned. Variety reports that the Emmy-winning journalist has now been upgraded and will officially host Entertainment Tonight alongside colleague Kevin Frazier—making her the first Black woman in the show’s 40-year history to do so. With Frazier and Turner at the helm, they’ve…
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Jemele Hill Asks Jake Paul If Knocking Out Nate Robinson Was Racist, and Twitter Did What Twitter Does—Implode
Cultural critic Jemele Hill thrives at the intersection of race and pop culture, and her new show, Vice TV’s Stick to Sports—co-hosted by fellow ESPN alum Cari Champion—follows a similar modus operandi. Each week, the dynamic duo interviews some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment. And while I’ve admittedly only seen the show…
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'Why Are Women Mean to Each Other?': Jemele Hill and Cari Champion Join a Red Table Talk on Black Female Rivalry
“Frenemies.” We’ve all had them—those not-quite friendships that seem to thrive on competition rather than compassion. Sadly, in a world where we are frequently told “there can only be one,” Black women often come to know this dynamic better than most. While we have become well aware of the dangers of toxic masculinity, female rivalry…
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ESPN, Alliance for Women in Media Announce Sponsorship for the Next Generation of Black Female Journalists
As The Root’s resident sports junkie—who moonlights as its sports, culture and music writer—I can’t help but take tremendous pride in fellow Black reporters and commentators like Malika Andrews, Maria Taylor, Jemelle Hill and Cari Champion every time they drop gems on some of my favorites sports shows. Just yesterday, I had the privilege of watching…
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About Damn Time! Michael Smith Makes His Triumphant Return to Television With New Sports Talk Show Brother From Another
As an ardent supporter of all things Jemele Hill and Michael Smith—His & Hers is the greatest television show in the history of ever and we can fight about it if you feel otherwise—I might’ve cried real tears when the dynamic duo inevitably split after bumping heads with ESPN. And while Jemele has gone on…
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With Stick to Sports, Jemele Hill and Cari Champion Refuse to Do Exactly That
Stick to sports. It’s an age-old adage that we’ve heard time and time again. Yet oddly enough, while LeBron James and Kevin Durant were lambasted for speaking out against Donald Trump’s tyranny, Laura Ingraham, the same Fox News host that told them to “shut up and dribble,” had an entirely different response in June when…