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"Sports has always been a great entry point for us to discuss issues that are pretty widely known in ..." — Jemele Hill
Sports has always been a great entry point for us to discuss issues that are pretty widely known in society.
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View AllI think one of the innate challenges that comes with being on ESPN is that it is a sports network. It is an entertainment space largely, and because of that - as should be the case - politics aren't expected to be addressed in a meaningful way at a sports network.— Jemele Hill
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