Jemele Hill
She is the author of Uphill: A Memoir. She was formerly a reporter for ESPN, where she co-anchored SportsCenter, and in 2018, she was named journalist of the year by the National Association of Black Journalists. She previously co-hosted Vice’s Cari & Jemele (Won’t) Stick to Sports and currently hosts the podcast Jemele Hill Is Unbothered.
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Aaron Ontiveroz / The Denver Post / Getty NFL Owners Are Making an Example of Lamar Jackson
Teams are always looking for a top-tier quarterback, but the Baltimore Ravens star is garnering surprisingly little interest.
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Scott Olson / Getty Michigan State Deserves More Than Thoughts and Prayers
After the mass shooting at my alma mater, I don’t need trauma bonding. I’m furious.
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Scott Taetsch / Getty; The Atlantic Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes Had to Disprove a Misconception
A historic Super Bowl matchup defies professional football’s reluctance to let Black athletes call plays.
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David Madison / Getty The NHL Is Gutless
Professional hockey claims to want greater diversity but won’t stand up to criticism.
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Amy Kaplan / Icon Sportswire / Getty The Sports Scandal Almost Nobody Is Talking About
UFC’s Dana White faces almost no consequences for publicly slapping his wife.
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Mauro Pimentel / AFP / Getty Megan Thee Stallion Is the Victim, Not the Defendant
The acclaimed rapper’s sexual history is wrongly under scrutiny.
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Charles A. Smith / JSU University Communications / … Deion Sanders’s Disappointing Exit
The former NFL star got a great new coaching job. But what happens to schools like Jackson State?
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William P. Straeter / AP; The Atlantic The Jerry Jones Photo Explains a Lot
A 1957 image of the Dallas Cowboys’ owner highlights long-standing inequities in the NFL.
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Brett Davis / Reuters What Does Kyrie Irving See in Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories?
The NBA star joins a troubling club.
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Ashley Gilbertson / VII / Redux What My Mother Taught Me About Black Conservatives
Her viewpoint isn’t uncommon. It’s just widely overlooked.
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Nicole Craine / The New York Times / … Herschel Walker’s Candidacy Is Just Insulting
The contrast with his opponent renders it all the more egregious.
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Cameron Spencer / Getty Serena Williams Faces Another Challenge
What will the greatest player in women’s tennis do next?
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Bettmann / Getty What Made Bill Russell a Hero
The basketball legend was a champion not just on the court but off it—through his groundbreaking activism for racial justice.
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Keith Birmingham / Pasadena Star-News / Getty College Football Is Cannibalizing Itself
In pursuit of money, universities and conferences are uprooting traditional rivalries and regional loyalties.
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The Atlantic Why I’m Talking About My Abortion
I’ve never regretted it, and other women need the choice that I had.
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Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty; The Atlantic The Two Americas Debating Will Smith and Chris Rock
Black people and white people aren’t necessarily discussing the Oscars slap in the same way.
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Carmen Mandato / Getty How NFL Teams Talk Themselves Into Players Like Deshaun Watson
The Cleveland Browns signed the quarterback despite many allegations of sexual misconduct.
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Mike Mattina / Getty Brittney Griner’s Plight Says More About America Than Russia
If the U.S. gave women’s basketball the respect it deserves, the WNBA star might not be in legal jeopardy.
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Mark Brown / Getty The NFL’s Black Coaches Should Stop Playing Along
They are expected to put up with a hiring system that, in practice, is plainly biased against them.
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Eric Espada / Getty; Paul Spinelli / AP The Continuing Humiliation of Black NFL Coaches
Recent firings highlight a long history of double standards and unrealistic expectations.
