Jemele Hill: a former ESPNer hired to write for the Atlantic

Jemele Hill, former ESPN personality, was hired as editor for the L & # 39; Atlanticannounced the magazine Monday morning.

Atlantic editor Jeffery Goldberg said Hill "would cover the intersection of sport, race, politics, gender and culture for us". The move comes less than a month after Hill and ESPN accepted a buyout, ending his 12-year relationship with the company.

Hill, 42, made headlines last October when ESPN suspended her for two weeks for violating social media rules after posting a Twitter call for advertisers to boycott Jerry Jones. do not "queue up" and represent the national anthem.

She also called President Donald Trump white supremacist, prompting the White House to publicly demand his dismissal.

Hill has had many roles at ESPN, including as co-presenter of the SC6, at 6 pm Sportscenter edition. She left this role and joined the Undefeated group, the ESPN network, which combines sport, culture and race.

Hill was more than two years old on his ESPN contract, and received a buyout of more than $ 5 million, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

"It's happened so much over the last year that I felt it was the perfect time to unfold my wings in different ways that I had not really thought about before or that I knew to be possible, "said Hill in Hollywood. Journalist

In addition to his new work with The Atlantic, Hill will be releasing LeBron James' documentary series on SHOWTIME titled Shut Up and Dribble and creating a production company.