Sage Steele, ESPN’s nightly anchor of SportsCenter, is to be a guest speaker at the upcoming Distinction Summit — a virtual event we’re working to launch in October. To market her attendance, I searched for information starting with her social media accounts. First, I found this video and hope you take a minute (ok, 8 minutes) to watch it:
I then found an article about why Sage feels she wasn’t included in the sport channel’s “Time for Change: We Won’t Be Defeated” special that appeared in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd and the nationwide protests (in June 2020). She says she was excluded from the race special for not being black enough.
We’re talking ESPN — sports, right! Doesn’t it seem odd that she wasn’t included when her father was the first black football player at West Point?
The cynical side of me chocks this up to the media (yes, even ESPN) cranking out perceptions that follow an agenda. Another side of me realizes we live in an unpredictable world and the media (yes, even ESPN) is out to make a buck.
No matter… I’m just excited that she’s going to share her experiences and thoughts on standing out to earn more with those who register to attend the Distinction Summit. 🙂
