Jemele Hill

always had a level of respect and reverence for the pioneers that came before i mean one of the viral moments involving caitlyn clark was when she finally met maya moore maya moore is her favorite player ever and that by the way shows the growth of the wmba you know a lot of the players that when the wmba first started they had no professional model to look at in america to say oh i grew up watching this you know professional women's player because that

possibility didn't exist. Caitlin Clark represents the generation that actually grew up watching the WNBA, familiarizing herself with this league, understanding the legacy and the history of this league. And all she was doing is giving a nod to that.

possibility didn't exist. Caitlin Clark represents the generation that actually grew up watching the WNBA, familiarizing herself with this league, understanding the legacy and the history of this league. And all she was doing is giving a nod to that.

And she knows, like a lot of white players in the WNBA know, and they've said it, Kelsey Plum, Breanna Stewart, is that they get elevated, they get marketed, they get pushed in a way that black women in that league who have accomplished similar things do not

And she knows, like a lot of white players in the WNBA know, and they've said it, Kelsey Plum, Breanna Stewart, is that they get elevated, they get marketed, they get pushed in a way that black women in that league who have accomplished similar things do not

Get the same endorsement opportunities, the same marketing, the marketing riddle of the WNBA prior to this moment has been how do you market a league that is 70 percent black where a third of the players identify as queer? How do you do that? And that it has been a lot of marketing challenges. mistakes the WNBA has made in trying to sort of minimize that part of their identity.

Get the same endorsement opportunities, the same marketing, the marketing riddle of the WNBA prior to this moment has been how do you market a league that is 70 percent black where a third of the players identify as queer? How do you do that? And that it has been a lot of marketing challenges. mistakes the WNBA has made in trying to sort of minimize that part of their identity.

Or, you know, a lot of people have certainly for years speculated that they push certain players because they're trying to kind of galvanize and interest white America with players they believe that they will get behind. So this has been a long standing conversation in the WNBA. And Caitlin Clark, in her sense of leadership, I mean, she just stated the obvious.

Or, you know, a lot of people have certainly for years speculated that they push certain players because they're trying to kind of galvanize and interest white America with players they believe that they will get behind. So this has been a long standing conversation in the WNBA. And Caitlin Clark, in her sense of leadership, I mean, she just stated the obvious.

And now she has some very predictable people angry at her because they never were fans of hers. They just like the idea of weaponizing her success against other black women who they can't stand.

And now she has some very predictable people angry at her because they never were fans of hers. They just like the idea of weaponizing her success against other black women who they can't stand.

I have a black Santa and a black Mrs. Claus in my house. I think that doesn't surprise many people.

I have a black Santa and a black Mrs. Claus in my house. I think that doesn't surprise many people.

Jamel has black Santa.

Jamel has black Santa.

You have original recipe, Santa?

You have original recipe, Santa?

You had- Well, I got spicy Santa.

You had- Well, I got spicy Santa.

And Robert F. Kennedy, right?