EP: 38 - Jemele Hill - 'Unbothered By Critics'

Jemele Hill is being widely criticized for telling black athletes to pick Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) over predominately white schools. Jemele Hill, the former ESPN host argues that black athletes are helping the fortunes of major universities while HBCUs suffer. Is she right? #jemelehillisunbothered #hbcuathletes #disruptionnow

Show Notes

It’s time for black athletes to leave white colleges

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/10/black-athletes-should-leave-white-colleges/596629/

Jemele Hill slammed for urging black athletes to attend HBCUs. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7435163/Ex-ESPN-host-Jemele-Hill-slammed-urging-black-athletes-spurn-white-colleges.html

 

Black male athletes continue graduating at lower rates than other student-athletes, black nonathletes, and undergraduates in general

https://news.usc.edu/138228/leading-sports-schools-black-athletes-graduation-rates-lower/

Athletes are getting degrees but what does that actually mean?

https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/7/9/5885433/ncaa-trial-student-athletes-education

Republicans don’t get HBCUs

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/republicans-dont-get-historically-black-colleges/597973/

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