This is another example of not only how the powers that be-even if they are "skinfolk"-view Black women as a threat to their supremacy but a lesson in how truly powerful their voices are. Without question, the blatant and sudden erasure of Cross at such a crucial time in our nation's political history is intentional. There is a disgusting trend of silencing Black female voices that has begun to reach a boiling point. In throwing out Tiffany Cross, they’re not only silencing a valuable voice who might have become an essentially one, but they’re warning everybody else on the air at MSNBC… We fired her and we leaked it to the Washington Post that she was fired by another African-American woman, in large part because she was controversial.' And NBC Universal cannot have controversial right now because, you know, fascists also buy Comcast cable packages."
"But when it is bad, who will draw a line and fight and protect one thing and one thing alone-they’re paychecks. We have television performers who will make sure they are seen in the easy fights," Olbermann said. "Where is the statement of protest about the firing of Tiffany Cross from Lawrence O’Donnell? Where is the anger from Chris Hayes? Where is the condemnation of a women’s voice silenced from Alex Wagner? Where is the threat to walk out, to boycott, to quit, to stand on principal from Rachel Maddow? Whatever happens in the voting tomorrow, remember at all times that you and I do not have a true friend or an ally at MSNBC, at CNN, at CBS, at ABC. Keith Olbermann, a popular reporter and sports commentator, expressed his disappointment over the situation. There is a larger issue of strong Black pundits, especially women, lacking the internal support to thrive.- Jemele Hill November 4, 2022
To make this move a few days before the critical mid-terms is just unacceptable. The hashtag #WheresTiffany was birthed out of the shared sentiment of loss. Cross her abrupt departure, many of her fans have expressed outrage and sadness over the loss of a strong Black female voice on such a visible platform.
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