How many white people lost jobs talking shit about #Obama ? Black people seem to want equality as long as equal responsibility doesn't come with it. #blackracist #victimmentality #JemeleHill #ESPN #liberalbias ESPN wanted to keep Jemele Hill, 41, from co-hosting the nightly SportsCenter at 6pm on Wednesday, according to a report Hours earlier, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders called on the network to fire her for tweeting that President Donald Trump was 'a white supremacist' When the network's plans to sideline Hill became known by staff, her co-host, Michael Smith, who is also black, refused to go on the air ESPN reportedly reached out to two other black sports reporters - Michael Eaves and Elle Duncan - and asked them to fill in for Smith and Hill, but they refused The Disney-owned all-sports network did not want to deal with the backlash that would arise by putting two white co-hosts on the air, so they allowed Hill back ESPN has denied the report, saying that there was never an attempt to replace Hill with any other broadcaster