Rev. Al Sharpton calls for ESPN to reinstate Jemele Hill

Photo of Jemele Hill from her Twitter page

* Hill's Twitter Comment#1
Jemele Hill ✔@jemelehill
If you strongly reject what Jerry Jones said, the key is his advertisers. Don't place the burden squarely on the players. https://twitter.com/SoundCheckMama/status/917219812102811649 …
10:50 PM - Oct 8, 2017

* Hill's Twitter Comment#2
Jemele Hill ✔@jemelehill
Or, how about not patronizing the advertisers who support the Cowboys? You can watch and do that, right? https://twitter.com/palmerneill/status/917216615476887552 …
10:36 PM - Oct 8, 2017

* Hill's Twitter Comment#3
Jemele Hill ✔@jemelehill
Just so we're clear: I'm not advocating a NFL boycott. But an unfair burden has been put on players in Dallas & Miami w/ anthem directives.
12:10 PM - Oct 9, 2017

* Hill's Twitter Comment#4
Jemele Hill ✔@jemelehill
If fans really are that upset about what JJ & Stephen Ross have done, don't call the players sellouts, but you're watching every Sunday.
12:11 PM - Oct 9, 2017


Rev. Sharpton To Target ESPN & Their Advertisers After The Network Suspended Jemele Hill (NewsOne Now on TV One with Roland Martin)
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Story by USA Today
Written by A.J. Perez

Rev. Al Sharpton and his National Action Network has called for ESPN to reinstate Jemele Hill on Tuesday, a day after ESPN suspended Hill two weeks for violating the company’s social media policy.

Sharpton has called for a meeting with Disney's Board of Directors to push for Hill's reinstatement "along with other demands pertaining to Corporate diversity," according to a statement given to USA TODAY Sports and other media outlets.

“We consider it outrageous that Jemele Hill was suspended by ESPN," Sharpton and the National Action Network said in a statement on Monday night. "She has the right to tell people that they ought to let advertisers know how they feel, since they are the consumers. While she didn’t call for a direct boycott, it’s not off the table for us in the civil rights community.”

Hill, who last month rankled ESPN Executives and others over a tweet where she called President Trump “a White Supremacist," was suspended Monday for writing on Twitter that people should put pressure in the Dallas Cowboys "by not patronizing" the team's advertisers.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has stepped up his criticism in recent days of players' national anthem protests meant to draw attention to racial inequality and has pledged to bench players who refuse to stand during The Star-Spangled Banner.

Rashad Robinson, executive director of the racial justice organization Color Of Change, called ESPN's suspension of Hill "a flagrant suppression of black voices in sports" in a statement on Tuesday.

"ESPN is happy to stand with enablers of racism and sexism, but dare speak out against these issues and you're in trouble," Robinson said. "They seek to champion black athletes, activists, and hosts until billionaires like Jerry Jones threaten their revenue streams. . . . By choosing to ban its reporters' opinions, ESPN is making an explicitly political decision to side with the Trump administration on the wrong side of history."


ESPN Suspends Jemele Hill After Response To Jerry Jones (NewsOne Now on TV One with Roland Martin)
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Story by TMZ
September 13th, 2017

Al Sharpton says he's got Jemele Hill's back -- and if ESPN fires her over her anti-Trump tweets, he'll lead a boycott against the network.

The Rev. tells TMZ Sports he's furious with the White House and press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders for saying Hill's tweets are a "fireable offense."

FYI, Hill strongly tweeted against Trump on Sept. 11 ... calling him a "white supremacist" and "the most ignorant, offensive president of my lifetime."

Sharpton says Hill has every right to express her political views without fear that the government will call for her job.

"Let's not forget, ESPN is regulated by the FCC. The FCC commissioners are appointed by the White House so it's a whole different level of intimidation on media outlets when you have the press secretary [calling for a reporter's job]."

Sharpton says he has a message for Hill -- "Stand strong. If they take you out, many of us in the civil rights community will stand up for you and take ESPN off our service."