ESPN debuting E:60 documentary on Hip Hop’s 50th anniversary
ESPN will air a new E:60 documentary about the intersection between sports and hip-hop as the genre celebrates its 50th anniversary.
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Dan Le Batard: Stephen A. Smith’s ‘problem is not actually with me, it’s with what Jemele Hill said’
"I’m a much easier target for him to put a name on than going after the Black female that he also respects, that he doesn’t want to start that back and forth when it’s easier to just frame it under me."
Jemele Hill reportedly in talks to leave Spotify
"There have been discussions about that possibility."
Jemele Hill: Sports debate shows ‘infected how we talk about politics’
"First Take and Around the Horn and PTI, all very good shows. But what I certainly noticed is that suddenly CNN, Fox, MSNBC, they started to develop shows that were very similar."
Jemele Hill on Spotify relationship: ‘Me developing this podcast network for black women, that’s more important than Joe Rogan’
"I don’t know Joe Rogan, I’m not here for Joe Rogan. He’s terrible."
Jemele Hill: Barstool and Outkick ‘tend to stoke the mob’
"The people that rock with Barstool, rock with Clay Travis, are more than welcome to rock with those people. I don’t think it’s a larger indictment of where sports media is."
Jemele Hill’s ‘Uphill’ is a raw, revealing account of her journey as a Black woman in sports media
"ESPN can be a difficult environment for anybody, as it simultaneously breeds competitiveness and ruthlessness."
Jemele Hill almost had Stephen A. Smith’s role as Skip Bayless’ debate partner on First Take
"I guess you can say, to some degree, I was the runner-up"
Jemele Hill says Chris Berman demanded an apology after she referenced his thinning hair
"I was just pointing out what I thought to be obvious facts, the fact that nobody cares that Chris Berman is balding on television"
Jemele Hill says Draymond Green’s ‘new media’ is a byproduct of athletes being treated ‘like sh*t’
"The people you’re alienating at some point will get tired of it and decide to tell their own stories and decide to build their own platforms."
Cari Champion and Jemele Hill will host a weekly CNN+ series
CNN+ continues to dip into the world of sports.
Jemele Hill, Mike Schur join Meadowlark Media as creative advisors
Hill's production company will have a first-look deal on sports-related projects.
Jemele Hill thought Michael Smith resented her for ending their ‘SC6’ show on ESPN
Hill admitted her concern to Smith on Dan Le Batard's "South Beach Sessions" podcast.
Dan Le Batard, John Skipper reportedly intend to create progressive sports media company
Competing with Outkick, the venture is targeting Jemele Hill, Bomani Jones, and Kate Fagan.
ESPN Black employees talk to New York Times about network’s lack of diversity behind the scenes
A recent incident involving broadcaster Dave Lamont highlighted tensions at the network.
VICE’s ‘One Man and His Shoes’ documentary explores Nike’s Air Jordan sneakers becoming cultural sensation
The documentary also looks at the dark side of sneaker culture.
